Drought, rice and the food chain

2008 April 17

tags: Australia, Drought, FAO, Food Chain, Food Exports, Food Riots, Food Security, Food Shortages, Grain production, New York Times, Rice, Vietnam

by adamsmith1922

A slideshow from the New York Times on the drought in Australia

There is this related article on how the drought has impacted the rice crop in Australia and the knock on effects.

They are worth a look.

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