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2015-03-22 Africa North

Libya facing possibility of severe food shortages

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Posted by Fred 2015-03-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 Minister of Economy and Industry Muneer Ali Asr could try to encourage the people to drop their rifles and plant "victory gardens" (sarc).

Posted by JohnQC 2015-03-22 09:18|| 2015-03-22 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 The whole of the Middle East and Africa has a food/water/population problem. That might be what is causing some of the. Problems we are experiencing.

http://www.fao.org/nr/water/docs/WSRE_Preliminary-Regional-Review-Gap-Analysis-Draft-Report.pdf

1.1 Food Security and Water in the Near/Middle East and North Africa (NENA/MENA) region
The MENA region is the most food import–dependent region in the world, and net food imports are projected to rise even further in the future. Net food imports have accounted for 25–50 percent of national consumption

Posted by Uneack Floluter2327 2015-03-22 13:57|| 2015-03-22 13:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Net food imports have accounted for 25â50 percent of national consumption

The region has half the income it used to get from oil sales... and the Gulf countries are subsidizing most of the rest. It's going to get even more interesting over there.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-03-22 16:09|| 2015-03-22 16:09|| Front Page Top

#4 #3 tw; It's certainly getting more interesting along the coast of Italy.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2015-03-22 18:01|| 2015-03-22 18:01|| Front Page Top

#5 'In the Camp of the Saints'

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