World grain supply shrinks to one week
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The Worldwatch Institute reported that the world's population is increasing at a much faster rate than food production. The 1993 global grain harvest underwent the biggest one-year drop and data revealed that the present grain supply is adequate only for about a week. This was attributed mainly to worsening weather conditions in the former USSR and in the US. Other causes include, decrease in crop plantation areas, decrease in the expansion of irrigated croplands, decrease in the utilisation of fertilizers and environmental concerns such as pollution, acid rain and soil erosion.
Publication Name: Ceres
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0009-0379
Year: 1992
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US food guide pyramid: let them eat bread
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The US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) has released a food guide pyramid that could serve as a guide for healthy eating habits. The pyramid consists of four levels with the healthiest foods such as bread, cereal, rice and pasta at the wide base. This is followed by fruits and vegetables and then by meats, dairy products, beans and nuts. Fats, oil and sweets form the top of the food pyramid with a 'use sparingly' advice on them. The USDA predicts a marked increase of 1.6% per capita annually in Americans' grain food consumption.
Publication Name: Ceres
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0009-0379
Year: 1992
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It came from the deep: archeology revives ancient brew
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Dr. Keith Thomas, a microbiologist at Polytechnic of North London, has re-introduced porter, a dark, strong beer brewed centuries ago by the English. Thomas was able to replicate the ancient recipe after original bottles of porter were discovered in a sunken ship, dating back to 1825, in the English Channel. The original yeast strains were preserved and Thomas managed to cultivate them successfully. The antique yeasts discovered by Thomas are significant since each yeast strain varies, giving the liquor its unique taste.
Publication Name: Ceres
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0009-0379
Year: 1992
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