India
- Fastest growing population in the world (700m)
- self sufficient before 2006
- imports 6m tons of wheat
- dry spell in India
- shortage of pure water
- farmers have to dig deeper for wells, where the water is high in salt content which is not good for the plants.
- farmers in debt have been driven to poverty and suicide.
- most people do not have access to clean water
- people have migrated because of shortage of water
- shortage of water can produce lesser crops
- it takes 3.4 litres to grow 1 gram of rice
- Britain imports 50% of their food
- climate change - the world is getting more and more extreme.
Kenya
- rains no longer come when expected
- people are witnessing a dramatic change
- if climate was okay, there would be tall green grass and the place would look beautiful
- cattles reared are like skeletons
- everyone experiencing poverty and hunger
- hundreds of cattle have been lost to drought
- many DRIED RIVERBEDS. Where have all the water gone?
- almino (??) effect has a great effect on the world
- some countries can gain from climate change e.g. canada warmer world makes them a better place to live in
- poverty and hunger has driven people to create riots and violence.
- food will get more and more scarce in the future.
Singapore
- Any disturbance in our neighboring country will affect Singapore
- Industrial will be affected
Mexico City
- Drinks the most soft drinks in the world
- have declared war on junk food and sugar
- obesity rate is high
- Mcdonald ads have been decreasing
- Rice is now brown rice
- MOE have encouraged schools to be healthier
Our food don't come easy. Farmers toil in farms to put food on our table.
Strange phenomenon in Chile has caused many sea organisms to DIE.
