by MSF Agriculture | Mar 11, 2020 | Agriculture
Short & Long-Term Consequences of Famine Since the dawn of agriculture (at around 10,000 B.C.), human beings have lived predominantly in large, settled communities and have relied primarily on the cultivation of crops as a food source. While our agrarian lifestyle...
by MSF Agriculture | Mar 10, 2020 | Agriculture
How Will Tariffs Impact US Farmers in 2020? The ongoing and escalating trade war between the United States and China has been taking its toll on the US agricultural industry in recent years. China, which was once a major foreign export market for US farmers, has...
by MSF Agriculture | Mar 9, 2020 | Agriculture
As the planet’s climate continues to grow more inhospitable and its population numbers continue to swell, experts have become increasingly concerned about the growing possibility of a food crisis that could affect every corner of the globe. Now that the alarm has been...
by MSF Agriculture | Mar 8, 2020 | Hobby Farm
When Does a Food Crisis Officially Become a Famine? These days, the terms “food crisis” and “famine” are frequently used interchangeably. In reality, they are not synonymous – there are some key differences to understand between the two. Gaining a firmer grasp...
by MSF Agriculture | Mar 7, 2020 | Agriculture
A Closer Look at the Last Global Food Crisis Today, it’s difficult for many people – particularly here in the United States – to imagine a scenario in which a food crisis becomes so severe that it reaches every corner of the globe. But the fact is, the...
