Topic: How we survive food shortages - page 11. (Read 1693 times)

  you have really made my point clear that was what I really want to know and understand  about the impact crypto currency can make or help in compacting food shortages or climate change in the globe.

I’m curious on the African country you visited that despite having no desert lands, and according to you quite fertile lands but the local population literally says they do not want to work and the food should just be rolling in.
I would think that the UN or any NGO sending food and aid to that area would immediately stop sending aid there if the populace says there are not willing to work but are able to. Besides, these charitable organizations normally visit famine prone areas or disaster zones to spread relief and not somewhere that the land is fertile enough for crops to grow.

I quite agree with you on the need for more reasonable consumption as people with the financial muscle could purchase foodstuff that is more than they need and a large chunk of the groceries end up later on in the trash. I believe there are people who after having bought more than needed, would let foodstuffs go bad than donate to someone in need.

One way to improve the world's food situation is through smarter, more meaningful consumption. If you know, in developed countries, from 20 to 30% of purchased products go to the trash can. It's wasteful. I understand that people DO have the OPPORTUNITY to buy more than they can actually consume. but that doesn't mean you should do it. More reasonable consumption, one of the ways to solve the problem of food. Plus, there is the problem, for example, of some African countries that have been "sitting" for many years on international funds (on the basis of the UN, the Red Cross and the like), which simply consume, but do nothing to really change the situation. Perhaps it is necessary not only to bring food and distribute it, but to invest in the construction of agricultural production, train the local population and encourage them to WORK. Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I was in one African country where there is no desert, there are many quite fertile lands, but the local population says "we do not want and will not work, just keep bringing us food, we are so comfortable" ...
In a word, you need
1. redistribution and quality consumption
2. to force the population, which sits on "subsidies" and does not want to work, to work, including in the role of farmers.

Don't just blame the government if the problem is the nature this is out of their hands but they can or you can do something about it. This is the hardest truth that we people should face because there are people who doesn't care at all about the nature as long as they make money. This should be the main focus of the government to stop what these people/company been doing specially to those huge industry that's making a lot of smoke pollution or those illegal loggers/miners who keep on destroying the forest and mountain/river.

If we want to survive on this food shortages in the future – we should at least learn how to grow crops on our own so we shouldn't be relying too much on the food we buy on the market.

Cryptocurrency or Bitcoin on the other hand isn't connected to this problem but there are indirect ways to make them useful in food shortages.

If we want to repair a broken system, it will depend on each country's government. If they really think about their people, they will work more seriously considering that food shortages have occurred in other countries and this requires more attention from the government to prepare enough food for its people. The government should be thinking about this to provide food for its people and not be busy with its affairs to get more money. Maybe the important people in the government need to go downstairs, especially to the grocery stores, to check how prepared they are for everything that is about to happen. This requires serious attention from the government and all its people so that every country can solve the problem of food shortages.

I don't believe that there is an area with no ground. Even if not inside our compound, there must be one outside. Even if the space isn't that huge, that should do the job already. We won't be planting the whole vegetable in the alphabet but we should only plant the one that we need or the ones that it's easy to grow.

Eating canned goods is bad even if you say that those canned goods are vegetables because they already gone through preservations or there is already a chemical added to them so that the food will last for a long time. It's always good to eat fresh foods. Not only that but they also taste great especially if you know that you are the ones who plant them.

Such problems are well solved if the governments of the countries act as a whole. As it happens with the phenomenon of globalization. But since the world is a disparate collection of countries with different interests, the situation becomes more complicated. Some have a better developed agricultural sector, and some have practically none.  The solution is the following: you need to set up mutually beneficial ties, and invest in the agricultural sector.

As a rule of thumb in our household, we tend to keep a good stock of non-perishable goods in the cupboard like cup ramen, canned goods, and things that don't get bad so easily, as well as buy rice in bulk, so we don't have to go to trips to the store as much as possible, and we always stock up especially when there's extra money. We have also started cultivating our own veggies which isn't that much but it has helped us a ton from taking trips to our local produce market, as well as deal with the apparent lack of fresh vegetables. Food shortages shouldn't even happen in theory but we gotta deal with it somehow. Ultimately, we really have to deal with all this bs, and the ones that suffer the most are the people who aren't that affluent to be able to handle things like these.

I don't know either, food shortage is happening worldwide. Having crypto or fiat cannot solve this issue, it you are living in a space where you can plant on your own maybe that could be a good idea but only for you and your family, but I don't know how long it will sustain your needs. Next is hydroponics, it can be a good way to recycle things and make every resource useful.

Bitcoin mining affecting climate change is all propaganda by people who are against Bitcoin.  They wanted to hinder Bitcoin adoption by creating senseless accusations making uninformed people think that Bitcoin is the culprit of these greenhouse effects.  The green house effect or climate change has been an issue way back when I was a gradeschooler, and yet they bring it and blame the event to Bitcoin.  It is laughable to think how shallow these anti-Bitcoin people are.

With regard to food shortage, nothing beats planning ahead and stocking non-perishable goods.  Since we still have time for that event to happen, we can prepare ourselves by growing our own food. may it be vegetables, fruits, or meat.  There should be no excuses of having limited space.  If there is a will there is a way.  Besides, it is easy to grow vine vegetables and doesn't need a huge plot of land since they can be directed to grow upward and even use threads to direct it where we wanted it to spread out and grow.

Food shortages can only be aided by importing marketable goods from other countries into ours. But since such reimforcements won't come in an instant, you have to make your own move in order to survive such as saving your consumable goods and hoarding of some things for a period of time.Well, he did not mention of such thing. Also, this industry might fall down in that scenario because people would be minding survival than to be rich. Also, if it would be famine, no cash or payment system would matter in this case, just survival and this would be a lot harder to deal with.

to survive on this crisis, one should think of ways how to address this situation on a personal level. if you will think of how your government will act on this matter, i believe you're just waiting in vain for the help. just look around your house and see how you can address this situation. tend a small garden if you can. some vegies can grown in pots. you don't need to buy these in the market anymore. look for ways how to be self sufficient.

You need to tell us what you have heard about cryptocurrency maybe they might have brainwashed you on how Bitcoin affect climate change. This is  a wrong perspective because Bitcoin has nothing to do with climate change. Bitcoin uses energy for mining and making transactions. The place the major problem of climate change originated is as a result of carbon monoxide that is generated from industrial activities and our vehicles.

These are the major causes of climate change nit Bitcoin at all. Food supply can reduce as a result of flood and other natural and artificial disasters. The ongoing war is Also affect food supply and I hope op knows that too.

When the world population started to increase,the food scarcity also increased.Now the population is also the major cause of the food scarcity.Due to some global warming and global climate changes,the food production was reduced huge.Because the food production is the cause of most of the time food scarcity.When the food production was maintained by the world market,then their will be less food scarcity.Even the monsoon also the reason for the food production and it further leads to the food scarcity.The government also plays huge reasons for food products reach the poor and needy.

If people really want to they could do it, they only need small space for small pots to plant vegetables.
I've seen an apartment before that have pots of eggplants and some veggies that hasn't grown yet so I am unsure what other veggies it might be infront of their apartment.
The only downside that I see on this is that it would take time but at least you know that what you would eat is freshly harvest by yourself.
But I agree with stocking some instant foods and rice.

I don't know how to put it, but I don't think there will ever be a situation like this. If you believe the theory of human evolution, which is from monkeys, then there's a theory that I would like to share with everyone.
Every living organism gets adapt to its surroundings. If the climate change ever occurs to the point of life forms being in danger, over time it will get used to the change and mutate accordingly. Another evolution will happen.
As for an example, scientists are already doing research on seeds in order to change their DNA to survive in extreme conditions. And report says that they are quite successful in doing so.

Maybe one generation will suffer, but the upcoming one will come up with a solution to this for sure.

Turning ourselves to be self reliant is the best way to overcome the food shortage problem. The economic situation around the world is worse and it had already affected the buying ability of all class of people. It is a must to educate the kids as well as ourselves to daily get into cultivation of certain food crops. Apart from this, it is to keep ourselves always prepared to face the worst stocking good volume of foods in the dried and processed manner so that it won't go bad in a short time period.

There is one good article[1] that gives tips on how to survive when a food shortage happens.  There is some checklists to stock like:
Rice
Noodles
Dried beans
Instant oatmeal
Canned beans
Canned veggies
Canned fruits
Canned meats
Dried fruit
Soup cans
Coconut oil
Crackers
Granola bars
Nut butter
Nuts
Jam

The article also stated that we have the need to improve our pantry supplies.  Since it was stated that most of food shortage are in short-term event but in case it is extended, there is no harm to be prepared for it.

For those who have the land to cultivate food, it is always best to create a bountiful garden.  It helps a lot in times of food shortages.

Raising animals for food is another way but this is somehow can cater to lots of concerns because of the waste materials it produces that can affect the neighborhood.

It is also good to learn the the long-term storage .


This is easier said than done especially when you are living in an area where there is no space to grow your own food.  This is applicable to people who are living with huge backyards but most who are in urban area has very limited space so you cannot apply this kind of solution in the said area.  Besides not many people can afford to get a piece of land.

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[1] https://www.outdoorhappens.com/how-to-prepare-for-food-shortage/

How do we survive food shortages? Easy solution. Try tilling the ground to grow your own food and be self sufficient.
Food shortages is on the increase in an alarming rate and coupled with the recent events involving Ukraine and Russia as well as the steady warming of the earth, it’s only getting worse.
Ideally, the easiest way out of all this is to get a piece of land and cultivate your own foods. That way, you would be self sufficient as well as having some cash crops to put some money in your pockets along the way.

That problem is kind of not related to crypto at all, not sure what you meant by it being able to affect climate change since I do not think that crypto would even be able to mitigate this kind problem. Maybe we could think of mining for the climate change, but that alone won't solve food shortages since climate change is not the only factor that contributes to food shortages. Let's count - unemployment, poverty and some conflicts within countries.

This whole problem alone requires a lot of consideration to discuss and it is not just all crypto.