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当今世界的粮食局势既充满矛盾又具有讽刺意味。非洲的儿童在挨饿,而美国政府和欧洲经济共同体虽然支付千百亿美元的农业补贴,却仍然无法使本国许许多多因债台高筑而濒于破产的农户免遭浩刼。世界多余的谷物多达2亿公吨,而许多发展中国家由于人口剧增和本国生产不断下降而无法提供或进口足够的粮食。马来西亚是一个比较幸运的发展中国家,因为它历年来都能够避免“粮食危机”。
The food situation in today’s world is full of contradictions and ironies. Children in Africa are starving, while the U.S. government and the European Economic Community, despite paying tens of billions of dollars in agricultural subsidies, are still unable to expel vast numbers of households that are on the verge of bankruptcy because of mounting debts. As much as 200 million metric tons of surplus grain are in the world, and many developing countries are unable to provide or import enough food due to the dramatic population growth and declining domestic production. Malaysia is a fortunate developing country because it has avoided the “food crisis” over the years.