Archive for the ‘food’ Category
A Billion More People Will Need To Be Fed In 2025
THE HERALD NEWSPAPER » World Food Day 2011 Marked …
Last Sunday and Monday was celebrated as World Food day across the globe; ironically famine, hunger and food insecurity continues unabated. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations celebrated …
Publish Date: 10/21/2011 14:29
http://theheraldghana.com/?p=9298
China’s Failing Agriculture Policies – New York Times
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China's Failing Agriculture Policies
New York Times … a shortage of arable land. The result is food prices that are now rising at more than twice the rate of its consumer price index. A version of this letter appeared in print on October 21, 2011, in The International Herald Tribune with the headline: … |
The global population is reckoned to be about seven billion right now and it’s expected to reach eight billion by 2025!
It’s already estimated that around one billion people go to bed hungry or malnourished every night, so how will more and more people get fed?
Well economists say that,
"Global agricultural production will have to double in the next forty years just to keep up with population growth and changing dietary preferences".
Well how will that be done?
And just imagine if you will, the tremendous ecological damage that will occur unless agricultural methods are drastically altered.
Do you have any ideas?
What can be changed? What can be done?
When Is It Safe To Eat Mussels?
Fact or Fiction? Following the "R" Rule for Shellfish | The Kitchn
www.thekitchn.com6/24/10
The other argument for the "R" rule is that shellfish usually spawn during the summer months. A rest is needed to let the shellfish repopulate. Spawning shellfish also taste different than at other times of the year, and they have …
Kelvin Wu Photography Blog: Mussel time!
Mussel time! In The Netherlands we say it's mussel time, when there's an R in the month, that means now! A friend advised me to use the following ingredients, I normally just buy a bag of (mussel) vegetables and add them to …
Two questions really.
I love shellfish, and mussels in particular, but it’s commonly believed that;
1) Mussels that don’t open when cooked can still be fully cooked and safe to eat, and,
2) Secondly, you should eat them only in months that have the letter ‘R’ in them.
Are both of the above correct, just one of them perhaps; or neither?
