There is also the problem in Africa of the wheat fungus known as Ug99, aka stem rust which could wipe out 80% of the world's wheat crop as it spreads out of Africa.
This problem is hitting everywhee, including the U.S.
Last week for the first time in its 28-year history, the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina ran out of food.
The shelves were nearly bare, and the food bank put out the word to its 400 partner agencies in 18 counties: "Don't bother to make the trip this week."
www2.journalnow.com...
All of this is a recipe for disaster. I am not trying to cause fear on people, but rather for people to have the knowledge neccessary to prepare themselves as much as possible before this occurs.
People can get prepared for this, if you don't have much money you might want to reconsider your priorities. Do you want to be able to feed your family, or keep watching cable tv, or even satellite tv?
Would you rather be able to have even if just a few more weeks of food stored, or keep being able to buy and, or download music through the internet.
Some people might have to make hard choices. Do not wait thinking "the government is going to provide you with everything", because it won't, even under the current Obama administration.
At the end it is up to you whether you want to be prepared for this, and whether you plan not only for you, but for your family, or keep watching cable television, or keep having your fridge full of bears instead of food.
It is a choice up to every person.
theemergencyfoodsupply.com...
(visit the link for the full news article)
[edit on 3-8-2009 by ElectricUniverse]
There have been other threads in which it is shown that more, and more Americans have had to get in food lanes to get some food for their
families. 
Now if I could ever learn to bake bread that didn't look
like, feel like and taste like brick, I would really be doing something. 
