A world going hungry? How conflict and climate change disrupt global food supply | Business Beyond

The battle against hunger is quite literally, an existential one. But there was a time when winning that battle seemed within reach - as production surpluses could have meant enough food for all. But climate change, conflict, and a broken food system have threatened that goal. Ukraine, a big provider of wheat to the world, is unable to export grain amid a blockade of its Black Sea ports, such as Odesa. While millions of tonnes of grain sit stuck in silos, countries dependent on these supplies have been left in a desperate situation. Starvation and malnutrition threaten the lives of tens of millions in places like Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Supply shortages have worsened the humanitarian crises.

CHAPTERS

0:00 INTRO
1:32 UKRAINE
6:15 CLIMATE CHANGE
8:28 BROKEN SYSTEM
10:13 SYSTEM COLLAPSE
11:16 ABCD DOMINANCE
15:37 SOLUTIONS
19:50 GOODBYE

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[JimWilliams]

Plague, war, famine...a classical sequence.

[vincenttv]

Sri Lanka cannot feed its people. How could this happen in a country with fertile land? Incompetent politicians. It is the same in Africa. Food production has to be the priority

[ankurchauhangurjar]

My country India which is the second largest producer of wheat . In crop season 2022 their is 25% decrease in wheat production due to very High Temperature Wind in March and April. Climate change is a very serious issue, all world have to think about it collectively 👍

[evehawasinare]

Please do not use the war in Ukraine as substantive cause for hunger in Africa.
We have been more affected by internal conflicts in Africa and changing climate long before the Ukraine crisis.

Most Africans South of the Sahara do not depend on wheat as main food. Cassava, sweet potatoes, green bananas, yams, pumkins etc.

[pauljoshuahurst]

We got to learn to take care of ourselves. Relying on the machinery of globalism is riskier than it seems. All over the world, we need to return to our roots and garden, preserve food, raise animals, cook, etc. This was largely the case in "poorer countries" until the people lost their land by the hand of corrupt governments and corporations.

[rnanni]

The big elephant in the room is also “overpopulation” and the inability to maintain this many people in those areas. There are simply too many people to feed atm…

[KJSvitko]

Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. 
Having populations larger than the country can provide food, shelter, water and housing for is unsustainable.

[jaredvaughan]

The countries with the greatest food shortages resist family planning the most.

And the countries that export the most food, like Ukraine, have the fewest children.

So the problem will get a whole lot worst.

[DavidRanalli]

I noticed none of the solutions included people learning to produce food for themselves. Grain isn’t even that good for you. We must start forest gardens, produce our own protein and veggies. We also have to capture rainwater and so much more.

[Baekstrom]

Thank you for addressing the "greed inflation". Now, can we please talk about the fact that only a handful of companies control most of the sales of food, and how we can break up those monopolies and get some honest competition on price?

[Master-AGN]

Glad it has nothing to do with over population.

[ADobbin]

the world is struggling to feed itself and government response pretty much everywhere at this point is to attack or make it more difficult for the farmers who are trying to grow that food.

[brianolson]

The same story throughout history over and over again the problem is people don’t change. You come up with a system and people start running it and pretty soon it is gamed for the few

[simplify]

So we produce enough food to feed every person on the planet, but imperatives like greed and conflict dictate that people have to starve as a strategy to achieve various political and economic goals. Not to mention waste and the role that plays. Developed nations throw away over a quarter of the food they produce. Maybe we don't know how to do anything properly besides being awful to each other.

[uckBayNguyen]

All the solution suggested will never work due to the internal resistance of the system. The best solution is to teach the people to roll up their sleeves and start growing their own food. You can grow food anywhere and you don't need to DEPEND on others for survival

[RosscoAW]

You mean "How capitalism decides poor people aren't profitable to feed."

[ragenawalker]

This is very sad. But, the lands around the world have been over farmed for many many years and the food waste especially in the US is horrendous.

[ashtonmiddlefield]

Grow your own foods, if you want affordable foods.
Drill your own oil, if you want cheap oil.
Build your own economy, if you want an economy.

[Hanna-tkgb]

It’s WAR not a conflict !
Please, consider this before writing in description “conflict”! And yes, hunger is because of russia, not because of Ukraine.

[irenesorina]

Thanks DW, another great documentary, people all over the world should read and hear.