In 1943, while the Allies were busy battling the Axis Powers and the Nazi Regime, there was
another kind of war that was being waged against a helpless populace (living on the Indian Sub-continent). A
war that has been largely ignored by the mass media and the history books of our time. It is known as the
Great Bengal Famine, and ended up causing the
death of an estimated
1.5 million to 4 million people.
posted by hadjiboy
on Aug 30, 2008 -
34 comments
The new face of hunger -- “World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable and politically risky period” says the International Food Policy Research Institute. Food riots have erupted in countries all along the equator because of soaring food commodity prices. So, where does the world get more food? If the extra supplies are to come mainly from large farmers in America and Europe, then they may be
trapped in a farm subsidy Catch-22. Increase production per acre? We just learned about the myth of GM crops (
previously of MeFi). All of this is why some are just
sitting out Earth Day.
posted by netbros
on Apr 22, 2008 -
114 comments
What Am I Craving? That's the question we always ask ourselves when thinking about what to eat. So we got to thinking: wouldn't it be cool to have a tool that could listen to what we were craving and then suggest something good to cook?
posted by amyms
on Jan 25, 2008 -
28 comments
Are you HUNGRY or do you just crave the
flavor?
(my favorite is that Mustard is under the heading Exotic.)
posted by Phantast
on Aug 17, 2005 -
29 comments
