The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a “doom loop” for the world’s poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

    • morrowind@lemmy.ml
      9794·
      1 year ago

      Can we please not have silly jokes on a serious topic like global hunger?

      This is one thing I don’t want from reddit

      • Anissem@lemmy.ml
        1285·
        1 year ago

        If I don’t laugh about the world I’ll just start crying. It’s sadly the defense mechanism I’ve developed. I use humor to avoid uncomfortable moments in all aspects of my life.

      • oce 🐆@jlai.lu
        08·
        1 year ago

        I’m sorry if this disturbs you but free humour is one of the extremely important aspects of the internet that Lemmy needs to support. When you know who you are talking to you can avoid subjects that may hurt the other person but on the public internet this is not possible. The alternative to never dare making any joke because of the risk to hurt someone is dystopian.
        Top comment isn’t even a joke, it’s a movie reference that supports the idea that this is a serious topic.

      • pingveno@lemmy.ml
        12·
        1 year ago

        There’s no prepping for a food war. Prepping is for a temporary situation. Food supplies must be constantly restocked.

        • lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world
          11·
          1 year ago

          The survivors will be those able to adapt. There’s plenty of nourishing fauna, but how many are ready to eat bugs? Rats?

          • Green_Bay_Guy@lemmy.ml
            61·
            1 year ago

            I live in Vietnam, and I’m here to tell you that bugs and rats are more expensive than rice. I’ve eaten them all 🍽️

      • Anissem@lemmy.ml
        11·
        1 year ago

        It’s sad to just watch it all unfold the way we’ve been warned for decades.