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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Instability of food prices

Instability of food prices

Broader

Insensitivity of transnational corporations to consumer needs
Presentable
Instability of prices
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Food insecurity
Excellent
Prohibitive cost of nutritious food
Presentable

Aggravated by

Lack of production for domestic consumers
Excellent
Seasonal fluctuations in food production
Presentable
Inadequate mechanisms for securing sufficient food supplies
Presentable
Fluctuating agricultural products markets
Presentable
Dumping of food
Presentable
Disruption of food supply due to military activities
Presentable
Adverse effects of high-yield grain in traditional agricultural settings
Presentable
Negative effects of gastronomic fashions
Yet to rate

Related

Prohibitive cost of living
Presentable

Strategy

Accumulating global food stocks
Presentable

Value

Stability
Yet to rate
Instability
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Amenities » Food
  • Commerce » Purchasing, supplying
  • Societal problems » Instability
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E4986
    DOCID
    11549860
    D7NID
    134941
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020