Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Southeast Asian Drought
Drought in more food producing regions. I seem to remember that last year was the first time in ages that the total world production was less than consumption. A big drought in the asian rice bowl will not help.
Jax
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE - In at least seven countries in and around Southeast Asia, wells and reservoirs have dried up, crops have withered, governments have declared disaster zones, and in some cases communities are going hungry. Authorities in Thailand, one of the rice bowls of Southeast Asia and a country heavily dependent on agriculture, were scrambling to contend with bone-dry conditions in 63 of Thailand's 76 provinces. Drought now affects 9.2 million people in the country. . . At least 809,000 hectares (two million acres) of farmland lie ruined at a cost of 7.4 billion baht (193.2 million dollars), according to interior ministry figures. . .
Parts of southern China are experiencing their worst drought in decades. . . On China's southern Hainan Island, drought has meant 900,000 people face difficulty getting drinkable water. (link)
Jax
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE - In at least seven countries in and around Southeast Asia, wells and reservoirs have dried up, crops have withered, governments have declared disaster zones, and in some cases communities are going hungry. Authorities in Thailand, one of the rice bowls of Southeast Asia and a country heavily dependent on agriculture, were scrambling to contend with bone-dry conditions in 63 of Thailand's 76 provinces. Drought now affects 9.2 million people in the country. . . At least 809,000 hectares (two million acres) of farmland lie ruined at a cost of 7.4 billion baht (193.2 million dollars), according to interior ministry figures. . .
Parts of southern China are experiencing their worst drought in decades. . . On China's southern Hainan Island, drought has meant 900,000 people face difficulty getting drinkable water. (link)
