Global Food Shortages
The Wall Street Journal
March 7, 2011
U.S. Farmers Head Into Key Stretch for Harvests
The world is consuming grains faster than farmers are growing them, draining reserves and pushing prices to the levels that fueled food riots in poor countries three years ago.
Reuters
March 15, 2011
Analysis: Record food prices to spur planting, investment
Farmers will sow more acres and pour more funds into agriculture this year to boost yields across the top producer nations as record high food prices jolt markets and send buyers scurrying for supplies.http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/15/us-food-production-idUSTRE72E2J520110315
Channel News Asia
March 14, 2011
Government price controls and hoarding impact Thailand food shortages
Thailand faces shortages of staples as the global cost of food skyrockets; the country faces shortages of cooking oil and sugar due to government price controls and hoarding.
Allafrica.com
March 15, 2011
Uganda: NGO urges farmers to plant drought-resistant crops
Ugandans have been urged to plant drought-resistant crops in a bid to safeguard the country against the impending food shortages due to the prolonged dry spells
Voice of America
March 15, 2011
Zimbabwe not prepared for looming drought
State officials said Monday that Zimbabwe will have to appeal for international assistance to feed the needy since its 2011 national budget does not have a provision for food handouts.
Fuel Shortages
Daily Monitor
March 15, 2011
Fuel prices increase as supplies run low (Uganda, Kenya)
Fuel prices in Uganda have edged up sharply on the back of the product’s shortage that was sparked off by supply inefficiencies in neighboring Kenya.
Los Angeles Times
March 12, 2011
Fuel shortage looms for oil-rich Libya
PR Newswire
March 14, 2011
Corbett Administration Extends Home Heating Help for Low Income Families
Governor Tom Corbett's administration today announced that Pennsylvania's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, will be extended more than two weeks, giving eligible households extra time to seek help paying their winter heating bills.
Civil Unrest in America
PressTV
March 14, 2011
Wisconsin protests demand officials' recall
Demonstrations in the US state of Wisconsin against an anti-union law have threatened state's officials with the possibility of facing recall elections
Business Week
March 15, 2011
Teachers protest proposed cuts to education
Austin, Texas: Angry teachers chanting "save our schools" and holding signs criticizing Gov. Rick Perry rallied outside his office Monday, saying Republican-backed plans to slash $10 billion from education spending would cripple public schools.
Business Week
March 15, 2011
Michigan groups protest governor's budget cuts
State workers, small business owners and retirees were among those who gathered in cities across Michigan on Monday to protest cuts in Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed budget -- a prelude to demonstrations later this week that include rallies at the state Capitol.
Washington Post
March 15, 2011
Maryland teachers, state employees protest budget cuts, pension changes
Chanting “keep the promise” and “hands off our pensions,” thousands of Maryland teachers and public employees descended on the State House in Annapolis on Monday night to protest budget cuts and higher employee pension costs proposed by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D)http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/md-teachers-state-employees-protest-budget-cuts-pension-changes/2011/03/14/ABC0CJW_story.html
Daily Sundial
Mach 14, 2011
California students and faculty protest education budget cuts on the steps of the capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Students and faculty from the California State Universities and California Community Colleges marched through the streets of Sacramento to the Capitol building to protest potential continuing cuts to higher education.
International Unrest
AP
March 15, 2011
Kazakhstan homeowners hold large scale protest calling for government to stop repossessions
Kazakhstan — Organizers of a protest in Kazakhstan calling for the government to assist homeowners battling repossessions say their gathering has been broken up by police.
ahramonline
March 15, 2011
Revolution Youth Coalition refuses to meet Clinton
The January 25 Revolution Youth Coalition has announced it refuses to meet Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, during her visit to Egypt. The Coalition stated that the US administration was a vital supporter and ally of the ousted Mubarak regime.
FT.com
March 14, 2011
Wen rejects Mideast comparison
China's premier rejected any comparison between his country and the troubled autocracies in the Middle East and North Africa, while outlining steps Beijing is taking to reduce the potential for social unrest and dissent at home.
San Francisco Chronicle
March 14, 2011
Political unrest in the Arab World
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators cut off Bahrain's financial center and drove back police trying to push them from the central square in the capital, Manama. For the tiny island kingdom it was the most disruptive protest since calls for more freedom erupted a month ago.
CNN.com
U.S., U.N. urge restraint as forces enter Bahrain to control protests
As military forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council arrived in Bahrain to help the kingdom control a wave of anti-government protests, the Obama administration and U.N. Secretary urged GCC members -- including Saudi Arabia -- to act with restraint and to allow the citizens of Bahrain to demonstrate peacefully.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/14/us.reaction.bahrain/
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