Today is Blog Action Day when bloggers all over the world write about the issue of the environment.
We at Peakfood believe that the ever-increasing rate at which fossil fuels are been used will contribute to more erratic and extreme weather conditions. This in turn will mean more droughts and floods which will reduce agricultural yields. When you remember that every year there will be more people (8 billion expected in 2020) but less agricultural grade land, a future global food shortage looks likely.
The moment in time when per capita availability of food in the world reaches a maximum and then begins to decline is called Peak Food. Such a situation should concern us all.
All that would be needed for this to turn into world famine would be a sudden slow down or stop in oil supplies - perhaps a terrorist act, civil war or unfriendly government. You can find out more in our ebook - Famine in the West - which is available now, or our printed version which finally will be available in about 10 days.