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Looming food crisis,what can uk ag industry do?
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<blockquote data-quote="wrenbird" data-source="post: 8103456" data-attributes="member: 20404"><p>A bit off topic, but I have just lately been reading a book on the history of British food and it struck me that more has probably changed in the last 100 years or so, in the production, availability and commercialisation of food in this country than at any other time. This has led, whether deliberately or not, to the rest of society profiting from the disposable income available to spend on things other than food and keeping a roof over your head.</p><p>Just a few facts that illustrate what has changed. In 1900, 38% of recruits for the British army were turned away due problems caused by childhood malnutrition, such as stunted growth, heart problems, poor eyesight and hearing etc. Nowadays I imagine recruits are more likely to be obese, a different kind of malnourishment.</p><p>Prior to 1914, food expenditure was the largest item in the family budget of the urban poor. Nearly <strong>60%</strong> of income went on food, expenditure on meat could be a quarter of weekly income (imagine anyone nowadays spending that on meat!).</p><p>Growing children in poor families were almost all malnourished. Rickets and other nutritional deficiencies were very common. In 1913, there were over 140,000 deaths of children under five, <strong>almost 28% of all deaths that year. </strong>Truly shocking statistic, illustrates how much has changed in the last hundred years or so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wrenbird, post: 8103456, member: 20404"] A bit off topic, but I have just lately been reading a book on the history of British food and it struck me that more has probably changed in the last 100 years or so, in the production, availability and commercialisation of food in this country than at any other time. This has led, whether deliberately or not, to the rest of society profiting from the disposable income available to spend on things other than food and keeping a roof over your head. Just a few facts that illustrate what has changed. In 1900, 38% of recruits for the British army were turned away due problems caused by childhood malnutrition, such as stunted growth, heart problems, poor eyesight and hearing etc. Nowadays I imagine recruits are more likely to be obese, a different kind of malnourishment. Prior to 1914, food expenditure was the largest item in the family budget of the urban poor. Nearly [B]60%[/B] of income went on food, expenditure on meat could be a quarter of weekly income (imagine anyone nowadays spending that on meat!). Growing children in poor families were almost all malnourished. Rickets and other nutritional deficiencies were very common. In 1913, there were over 140,000 deaths of children under five, [B]almost 28% of all deaths that year. [/B]Truly shocking statistic, illustrates how much has changed in the last hundred years or so. [/QUOTE]
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