It is overpopulation, basically speaking

Posted by Vin on April 11, 2008 · 1 Comment 

A debate is flaring on whether or not we are really experiencing rice shortage in response to the continuing global food crisis today. Although it happens that most Third World countries are being hit with the similar dilemma the World Food Programme still praised the government for its immediate solution in our country.
Unfortunately the administration has been praised for the wrong method at all. Rice importation will aggravate our blown-up trade deficit. Philippine merchandise imports have already surged by 19.7% based on the National Statistical Coordination Board’s latest update in December 2007, while the February 2008 exports have only climbed by a mere 10.3%. Our GDP on the other hand, is 18.7% indebted to the agricultural sector in the former’s 5.37% increase recorded 2006, and rice is undeniably its largest contributor.
It is just luck for the Philippines that we have an inexhaustible rice supply, being one of the largest producers of the world and is supposed to be one of its largest exporters as well. But why the shortage?
Rice shortage may be due to these three factors:
1. Lack of proper distribution.
2. Corruption.
3. Overpopulation.
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One Response to “It is overpopulation, basically speaking”
  1. Nate says:
    April 23, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    Actually that isn’t true at all. There has been enough food grown on the planet to give everyone in the WORLD a weight problem (overweight). Why is food not getting to those who have a shortage… that is a good question but it sure doesn’t relate to overpopulation. In comparison to worldwide food production there arguably underpopulation (not enough people to eat it all).

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