Topic: Food shortages coming to the United Kingdom, BUT - - page 2. (Read 485 times)

Sounds like something dumb a Russian propagandist would say, considering they are getting their asses kicked by their closest neighbor after invading. If you knew anything, you'd understand that the UK pretty much exists in rain for 6 months of the year anyway, so the current weather is nothing new or surprising. Farming in the UK is more organized and performed at a huge industrial scale with very few farmers able to use automated equipment to cover vast swathes of land. It's also got some of the cheapest food prices in the world with excellent standards. Everywhere is seeing food prices tick up, so there is nothing new or unique about the situation the UK is facing right now - every country has it.

They do it on purpose. It is all fabricated. Just like covid. Seriously though, why haven't anybody caught covid19 this winter? I see nobody is fainting on the streets anymore. Come to think of it, I only see these fainting people on the internet and they were from China. I never saw it anywhere else.

The next major fabricated disaster will be the climate change. Food shortages is a side/minor disaster like energy crisis. This will lead to a world war if these politicians don't come to their senses.

The part that amazes me the most is to hear that the UK is facing food shortages due to the climate change. Whilst that can affect the productivity and fertility of the soil for maximum production, haven't the government made enough arrangements for the present predicaments. What is the essence of the forecasting that the government is doing ahead of the time.

Let's recall how the story of prophet Joseph (Yusuf), (for the sake of history), have helped a lot of governments plan ahead of situations like this, so that they can bring succor to the people when their faced with the food shortages in a nation. How prophet Yusuf (Joseph) interpreted the dream of the Pharoah of Egypt with solutions, at that period when the Pharoah dreamt about 7 years of abundant harvest and 7 years of food shortages and the prophet provided solutions towards the scarcity by advising the government to store their massive yields of foods against the drought season.

For leading countries like UK, I believe the lack of food which has caused about the recent hike and rise in the commodity market, should be more of a government wrong decision than just the exteme weather influenced by the said climate change.

there are times it would sound just an illusion because its just the government doing it and media is exaggerating the report.  governments like OPEC lessen their production rate.

food shortage could be real since the farmers are revolting. they could just be producing wheat and meat by now but only for their own consumption which is more problematic since they are just the ones going to be eating. that water scarcity is more of an illusion since we are surrounded by water. they say 90% of the world is water. 

The food and energy crisis has been going on for 4-5 years and it is getting deeper day by day, and some countries are feeling this scarcity more due to inflation. There is too much money in circulation and not enough support is given by the states for food production. Unless support is given, farmers will not do their job, in fact they will not be able to do it because they cannot make a proper profit. They are also talking about water scarcity in the future. I don't know how or when this will happen, but water scarcity is a bigger problem than food. It's interesting that you mentioned that this scarcity is artificial and an illusion, I liked this aspect as well.

This is one of the many consequences of the Energy and Economic Crisis I have been talking about over the past 3 years. That's just the government trying to cut costs and the biggest pressure is on the lowest income groups such as the farmers. Hence the ongoing protests over the past couple of years!

It is too soon to see a major food shortage in UK because for now they've been "loosening" the laws an importing lower quality food products that are cheaper and the consequences of which will be seen in the diminishing health of the population over the coming years...

I think the government is not doing the right measurements that should be done in order to solve these kinds of issues. These are very sensitive issue because they are related to the food supply chain and they need special care when catered.

When you'll impose that much strictness and laws on people they'll find a way to run and people will be left behind in a good shortage situation. You have to give them some time tenure to absorb the changes in laws and regulations.

This is what happens when you're too focused on technology neglecting agriculture that's at the centre of your existence. This is not just an American narrative but a global problem m the agricultural sector used to be one of the most viable sector that has driven great revenue to so many nations in the past but since the discovery of oil and advanced technology, attention has drifted away to a very large extent while little or no support to local farmers leaving the sector to suffer and to only depend on themselves for most of her productivity.

But then, is don't think this is a big deal cause even if local agriculture isn't providing enough to take care of the nations needs, there is always the option of sourcing our for help from outside nation to meeting up with the demand that is needed in the country and at the end of th day the people that will suffer for such negligence on th sector will still be the poor that will have to buy items at a rather expensive amount.

They have the resources but their government is trying to impose regulations which makes it harder for the farmers to produce the crops and get into the market. This has been the issue of many countries as their government prefers to import than to produce on their own, and this is also our scenario in our country. If U.K didn't recognize the importance of their farmers and trying to create a food shortage then I'm sure something is going on and that is not ok in the long run. Inflation will also be a problem, U.K have to impose lighter regulation and support their own farmers.

I understand that at a time, every government prioritises what they give attention and what brings value to the country and when any sector is not included, they will underestimate it and maybe not give it the necessary support needed.
In my country, the economic growth started with Agriculture and later the country discovered crude oil and abandoned agriculture totally. Now, they pay little to no attention to agriculture. This could be a similar situation in UK of well investigated.

I like the fact that you've added the possibility that this may not be real. Still, I advise that you do not take anything you read on social media seriously, they are often being manufactured for gains or they are just rumours, while others are just ugly imaginations. In this present age, there are serious countries that I know a thing like that will not catch them unawares, and one of them is the UK. You may talk about inflation, unemployment and other issues that are temporary, and are normal to the countries' economy, but when it comes to the food shortage, I am certain that they will guard against it as they always do.

It wanted to happen during the Brexit time, but you see how they managed the situation even as the EU tried to be problematic then. As a nation that balances the importation and exportation of food, it will take a long time before food will be an issue for them because if it is about draught, they can import till they sort that out, and I am sure that it is not all the land of the country that will be plagued with that. Let's not just imagine what is not, this news is not popular, so the chance of it to be false is high. Needless to say, you will hardly see a country that is not being warned of food scarcity by some organizations yearly, only to discover that the scarcity never happened.

Correct me if I am wrong since I am not from the UK but it seems to me that agriculture is not the very best of business in the country which says a lot because farming is incredibly important and essential for providing food. If farming is not maximized, inflation could be higher.

If UK is like this I can not imagine what other countries of a poorer economic state are experiencing. We really need to do something even as individuals to ensure our safety and survival in today’s world.

why is the government of all industries to mess up the farmers who feed us all? afaik they ban fertilizers as well.

people not eating enough will all be hot-tempered. people today are very dependent on the food in cans, we don't even know how to catch fish so when people get hungry, they steal food. it's not good for leaders to rule a country full of hungry men because everyone will just be looting supermarkets.

From my own understanding this food shortage is not coming as a result of climate changes but rather I feel that it was due to fake manufactured foods by farmers and it is a good one by the UK government because what will be the essence of having surplus foods when majority of them are fake. And it is also a way of protecting citizens and others from harmful foods and likely food positioning.
Food scarcity have been a major challenge across the globe as it's not only in the United Kingdom that is experiencing food shortage and the causes isn't that farmers are not trying their possible best to make farm produce available but rather due to degradation of the soil as a result of industrial actions have made the soil lose fertility and unable to produce much foods as expected again.

Brexit affected the agricultural sector of the UK negatively because the free movement of farm produce around Europe has been hampered. The British economy has been connected to Europe and leaving the Union is having dire consequences. Last month farmers drove tractors to the parliament to express displeasure over unfavorable trade deals and post-Brexit rule which is affecting local food production.

I also think that the war in Ukraine is another factor that is affecting agriculture in Europe due to the influx of cheap grains for the war-torn nation. I read that some European countries have banned the importation of Ukrainian grains because it is affecting local producers negatively since it is cheaper. The UK government would have to do more to curb these problems because any nation that goes through a food crisis might not grow economically since they will have to rely heavily on imports. These negative policies are also causing a loss of jobs because some farms are going bankrupt.

The food crisis is a real problem that is happening at the moment, and England is one of the countries experiencing this problem. Protests and demonstrations carried out by the community continue, because the British government has not been able to answer this problem. High energy costs and climate change are the main causes of the food crisis in England, where this results in productivity in the food sector being hampered, resulting in an imbalance of food between supply and demand, between production and consumption.

Until now there is no clear point to answer this problem, overcome the food crisis and hunger that is occurring. Food security must be a top priority, but it is very surprising that many countries ignore this problem and look at it with one eye.

Food scarcity may exist at an individual level,a city level,state level,nation level,continent level,or even a global level.Therefore,food scarcity on a global level is mostly influenced by the natural resources and human influence such as governmental organization and public aids that are in charge.
Climate change and inflation are the major triggers of food insecurity,economic shocks;like existing wars and conflicts are some of the contributing factors that create food crisis,severely leading million souls into starvation and extreme hunger.

Food crisis has been happening all around the world since like 4-5 years ago and some countries sort it out by importing it from another countries. Obviously this is due to the stupid regulations from most government to increase tax or cut off subsidies for agricultural sector. As a matter of facts, some of these imports are even cheaper compared to the farmers product so goverment wouldnt really care less about this situation

Probably wouldnt turn into any major economic issue for the country but obviously the situation could be worse

Life in England is truly extraordinary, especially life in London, which is the capital of England, where most people live in luxury. But all of that was useless, even the money they had was worth nothing compared to a handful of wheat. To be able to survive, it is true what you said that food availability must be the main focus in this life.

And of course this does not happen without reason. The extreme weather and climate change that occurs can really affect the productivity of the agricultural industry. Not to mention the addition of energy costs which continue to increase, which results in reduced food production. At this time and for the next few days, people in England will probably experience quite difficult times. But hopefully this problem will end quickly, the British government must immediately take positive steps and policies to respond to the current problem (food crisis). So that everyone can fulfill their need for food, and there will be no more hunger.

Food is essential for the survival of human beings, even by extension all living things, without food people will go hungry and starve to death, so I wonder why developed countries like the UK will not encourage farmers to be very productive. The population of people in the UK and every other developed countries are increasing rapidly, especially with the increased numbers of migrants entering these countries, that are looking for greener pastures, food shortages will be disastrous in these countries. Although I don't know the full story of why the UK will slam unfavorable regulations on farmers, knowing the implications of food scarcity in a country, I hope for the sake of their citizens, that they resolve the issue with their farmers so that their people will not starve.