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I remember this from awhile back about how food insecurity sparked instability in N. African and Middle Eastern countries Lack of access to affordable food has
by mwattsun 5y ago
I remember this from awhile back about how food insecurity sparked instability in N. African and Middle Eastern countries
Lack of access to affordable food has proven to trigger revolutions and spark unrest across the world
https://www.csis.org/analysis/food-insecurity-conflict-and-stability https://www.csis.org/analysis/food-insecurity-conflict-and-s...
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThat seems like an obvious truth.
- mwattsun 5y agoI thought the same thing, but I like to fact check
- switch007 5y agoIt’s a huge reason why food is relatively cheap in most of the EU, I believe.
- mardifoufs 5y agoI can't speak for all of the Middle East, but it is known that morocco buys enormous amounts of grain and stockpiles huge reserves for exactly that reason. Everyone knows that once bread starts missing, there's no going back. So while the state is very very bad at doing a lot of stuff, and is plagued with corruption at all levels, it's been reliably very good at getting grain and making sure the prices are fine no matter the costs. I've had family members who were more or less in charge of the state procurement of grains, and they have always always put an emphasis on how seriously the whole thing is dealt with. I wonder how the current price swings are hurting the state coffer, though. But, once governments can't afford the subsidies, you get situations like what's currently happening in Kazakhstan.