Food crisis
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The world is going to face an acute food crisis as the production of food grain is not adequate to feed the population. Because of the shortage of food the third world countries may face a famine-like situation. Shrinkage of arable land, erratic weather pattern, desertification --these are some of the factors that contribute to the crisis. To make matters worse, the developed countries, especially the USA, are growing corns to produce bio-fuel. Surely, this practice will result in a rise of the food price in the international market. On the contrary, the third world countries are facing a bleak future as the domestic production of food is not enough to meet the local needs. Bangladesh, with its huge population, must prepare for the impending crisis. The country will find itself in dire straits in case there is a crop failure. At this point, the credit goes to the farmers who have toiled hard to ensure a bumper production of Boro crop.
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