Arab Spring Uprisings

Arab Spring: riots, bloodshed, chaos. If you follow current events you’ll know that all over the middle east and northern Africa there is devastating turmoil. But, Northern Africa is far away from here, it has nothing to do with us right? Unfortunately this is not true. The initial cause of the revolts was food prices. The people were enraged in the sudden spike in the prices of food, and this is not an isolated incident. For instance, Syria experienced a destructive drought, and that same year the citizens began revolting against the government. The core of the widespread uprisings is food insecurity, and the scariest part is it will only continue to worsen. As of 2013, the population of earth was 7 billion, by the year 2050 there will be …show more content…
For example, urban development is expanding and in turn is decreasing land that can be used for farmland. Consequently, farmers are having to expand their farmland into forested areas which can cause deforestation and the displacement of wildlife. Farmers in these situations are learning to work in harmony with wildlife and utilize conservation farming methods. Another threat to the environment is when farmers use fertilizer on their agricultural crops, the nutrients can be lost due to heavy rainfall events and over irrigation. This allows high nutrient loads to be carried into our rivers and streams. This nutrient runoff threat has been more prevalent in recent years due to high intensity rainfall events. Cover crops and other management practices are being used to reduce soil and nutrient loss into our precious water resources. Currently, the Midwestern states are banning together to promote awareness and voluntary actions for nutrient loss reduction. If we continue to address environmental issues and promote awareness there will be no need for extreme regulations and policies, and we will be on our way to a world that will have better food