World food Crisis - Instablogs
World food Crisis
Apr 28 2008, Trevor

Until a few months ago, Booncherd Leekasem would never have been caught astride a muddy tractor or squelching through buffalo dung in a rice paddy. As a headman of Khao Ngam in central Thailand he had far more respectable things to attend to, such as...

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Marco Villa, Connecticut
During the world’s worst recession and credit crunch since the Great Depression, many families are scaling back on luxuries such as traveling aboard....
made popular Aug 7 2009
(4)
John, Kampala
In a country with only a 5% of the population holding permanent employment, mostly the elderly, the youth find it very hard to find employment after school. The youth...
made popular May 7 2009
(1)
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Stephen Harper’s Conservative government just won reelection in a ballot on October 14, 2008, but the government’s days might be numbered. That will be the...
made popular Dec 2 2008
(6)
Kabukabu, london
As the global economic crisis continues to wreak havoc on many industries, the tech sector which had previously been seen by some analysts as recession proof is...
made popular Nov 19 2008
(1)
Ranbir Dahiya, Rohtak
The worldwide credit crunch following the financial crisis, coupled with a protracted recession in the US and other advanced economies will have major implications. The...
made popular Nov 4 2008
(4)
Mustafa Hamido, Aleppo
An urgent question has appeared after the Collapse in the American economy: How much the gulf states will pay to rescue the American economy? According to reports by...
made popular Oct 2 2008
(0)
Shaun Anderson, Atlanta
Job loss? Foreclosure? Credit Card Debt? Cash Gifting is the Answer! 605,000 jobs lost thus far this year, from almost every sector of the work force! An estimated...
made popular Sep 15 2008
(1)
Nick Marr, Hertfordshire
The latest report from the Centre for Economic and Business Research indicates that now could be the best time to buy as it predicts that average UK house prices will...
made popular Aug 6 2008
(0)
Adam, San Diego
US President George W Bush has explained the credit crunch savaging US financial markets by saying
made popular Jul 24 2008
(0)
Kevin, Columbia
An increasing number of Brits are flocking to sex drugs to boost their sex life thats taken a tumble due to the credit crunch stress.
made popular Jul 8 2008
(10)
View Point, Shimla
The recent transformation in global political order has changed many things. One of them is that the world is no more moved by a few countries like G-7/8. The rise of...
made popular Jul 8 2008
(0)
Toby, Liverpool
The European Central Bank is winning Europe’s political leaders over to its policy of focusing on fighting inflation even as economic growth slows. Politicians...
made popular May 5 2008
(0)
Amith, Boston
Hollywood loves a crisis. In particular, it loves an economic one. This isn’t because sub-prime mortgage meltdowns make for good screenplays - they don’t -...
made popular May 3 2008
(0)
Gary, Liverpool
Australia’s fourth largest bank, Westpac, announced a 10 percent rise in interim cash net profit on Thursday and assured the market it was well positioned to ride...
made popular May 1 2008
(0)
Amith, Boston
Breaking the dollar barrier “scares me,” said the Bronx-born owner of Bethesda Bagels. But with 100-pound bags of North Dakota flour now above $50 —...
made popular Apr 29 2008
(0)
Ravi, Sydney
The credit crunch has hit City financiers where it hurts them most - in their expense accounts. A crackdown on gourmet lunches, first-class travel and even trips to...
made popular Apr 23 2008
(0)
Nkosipile, London
A hedge fund manager earned a staggering £1.85billion last year by betting on the sub-prime mortgage collapse. John Paulson, a Harvard-educated New Yorker, predicted...
made popular Apr 19 2008
(0)
Gagandeep, Shimla
The world’s economic ministers declared on Sunday that shortages and skyrocketing prices for food posed a potentially greater threat to economic and political...
made popular Apr 16 2008
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Sumit, Agra
You do not have to be an economist to know that there is a world food crisis, with shortages and rising prices. You simply need to read the world press. On March 28 the...
made popular Apr 21 2008
(0)
Gagandeep, Shimla
The world’s economic ministers declared on Sunday that shortages and skyrocketing prices for food posed a potentially greater threat to economic and political...
made popular Apr 16 2008