This is just the very early stage of what is to come - climate change induced crop failures.
In the meantime the idiots are busy paving over our vege growing areas and forcing growers out of business.
Anyone surprised we're going down the gurgler so quickly. Even faster than was necessary with abrupt climate change alone
New Zealand faces 'perfect storm' of vegetable shortages
3
October, 2017
New
Zealand faces being unable to feed our population with domestically
grown fresh fruit and vegetables, a new report warns.
Horticulture
New Zealand calls it a "perfect storm" as land is taken
over by housing and extreme weather damages crops.
Horticulture
New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says we could face food
shortages in the future, and it's time to develop a national food
security strategy.
"Our
current consumption levels of fresh produce show that net production
is already below what is required for domestic consumption, meaning
we can expect food shortages if we can't get that balance of supply
from imports," Mr Chapman says.
"Prime
fruit and vegetable growing land is being squeezed by rapid growth in
towns and cities and high demand for new housing. Changes in weather
patterns and extreme unseasonal weather events are becoming more
frequent and damaging, impacting the supply and, consequently, the
price of fresh, healthy food."
The
report, New Zealand domestic vegetable production: the growing story,
was released on Thursday. It looks at the factors that go into
getting vegetables from the field to the plate, and it examines the
challenges to supply.
"Things
are changing fast, so we need to look closely at our domestic food
supply and be sure that town, city and regional planning decisions
are seen in the context of impacting the whole of New Zealand's food
supply," Mr Chapman says.
"We
need to future-proof the resources required to supply food to our
growing population, and this report looks at this with the backdrop
of global megatrends, including rapidly changing consumer demands,
growing populations, urbanisation and the impact of life-style blocks
on horticulture, emerging technology and the emphasis on
sustainability."
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