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dunno this chinese word

henry_swk — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:55:04 +0800

hi /k.. i heard if you talk to chinese from China

cannot say 'kopi' because they will think it is 'gou pi'..?

what is that? a-s-shole? serious talk here

Food price may rise 121%

henry_swk — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:02:02 +0800

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Food prices may rise 121% by 2050 due to climate change

The prices of food crops like wheat, rice and maize will rise between 121 per cent and 194 per cent by 2050 due to climate change, according to a study.

This, coupled with decreased yields of these crops, will threaten food security of some 1.6 billion people in South Asia and render 25 million more children malnourished by 2050.

This has been revealed by a comprehensive assessment of the impact of climate change on agriculture made by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The report was released on Wednesday to coincide with an international meeting on climate change in Bangkok.

It has estimated that an additional annual investment of $1.5 billion in agriculture and rural development will be needed to counter the impact of climate change in South Asia while $7 billion will be needed to achieve this on a global scale. Almost half of this investment will have to go into development of irrigation facilities. More investment would be required in farm research and rural roads to provide market access for poor farmers.

The report has categorically stated that south Asian countries, especially India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan, are particularly vulnerable to declining crop yields due to glacial melting, floods, droughts and erratic rainfall, among other climate change-related factors.

The yield of wheat may drop by as much as 50 per cent by 2050 from 2000 levels in South Asia. The productivity of rice is projected to dip by 17 per cent and that of maize by 6 per cent by that time.

On food prices, the IFPRI report has stated that these will rise even without climate change, but the global warming will make the problem worse. “Prices are useful single indicator of the effect of climate change on agriculture”, the report said.

Wheat prices are projected to swell by almost 40 per cent without climate change. But with climate change, the rise could be as steep as 194 per cent, it said.

Rice prices are projected to rise by 60 per cent without climate change and up to 121 per cent with climate change. Maize prices are forecast to surge 60 per cent without climate change but up to 153 per cent with climate change.

As a result of climate change and price rise, the cereal consumption is projected to decline in Asia by 24 per cent by 2050 compared to a no-climate-change scenario. Similarly, the average calorie (food energy) availability may plummet by about 15 per cent by then.

In the absence of climate change, the number of undernourished children would fall in South Asia from 76 million in 2000 to 52 million in 2050. But climate change would erase some of this progress, causing the number of malnourished children to rise to 59 million in this region, said the report.

This study, entitled ‘Climate change: Impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation’, has been described by IFPRI as the most comprehensive and the first of its kind in the world. It combines climate models that project changes in rainfall and temperature and a crop model to capture biophysical effects with IFPRI’s economic model of world agriculture. The latter projects changes in production, consumption and trade of major agricultural commodities.

The report recommends more open agricultural trade to ensure that food reaches the poorest in times of crisis. This is apart from additional funding for agricultural research, irrigation and rural development.

IFPRI is one of the 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), an alliance of 64 countries, private foundations and other global and regional organisations.

Reference : http://www.business-standard.com/india/new...-change/372030/

Is this mean more ppl could die of hunger in future?

Will we ever be a Galatic Civilization?

henry_swk — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:47:55 +0800

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hot cup

henry_swk — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:38:26 +0800

is it ok to put a hot drink in the fridge to cool it down? would it destroy the refrigerator?

anti-piracy group

henry_swk — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:06:42 +0800

Hi all, so boring today.. so i wondered how many of you would support this idea?

the thing is i want to start an anti-piracy group, and to battle against those ah beng vcd seller, or any cetak rompak shop in malaysia. and the action would be like, hire chin tong fa man and torch those vcd shoplot with molotov cocktail..

if youre poor

henry_swk — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:56:31 +0800

if youre poor.. which route you will go?

why why why

henry_swk — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:25:28 +0800

why so many maresian people littering all over the place? why they dont have proper manner to dispose garbage properly?

sms website

henry_swk — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:43:55 +0800

hi /k.. anyone know which website can send free sms? i used to know a few back then.. but now it seems not available anymore. thanks

/K network sdn bhd

henry_swk — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:36:59 +0800

Hi /k tards, just imagine what if you are paid to participate in our new business entertainment network? would you spend most of your time on /k and treat it like your job & able to make a living for it?

Regards

red island cafe..investment

henry_swk — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:17:09 +0800

anyone join red island cafe investment before? i heard from my friend its still paying.. about RM500 or something per month?

Gibraltar airport

henry_swk — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:31:44 +0800

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intel cpu question

henry_swk — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:01:08 +0800

Mobo : LGA 775
Processor : an intel that supports 1333 fsb

Question : how to setup the system running at 1333 fsb? or what kind of DDR2 ram? pls advice

intel cpu question

henry_swk — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:43:04 +0800

assume.. got an intel processor that supports 1333 fsb, which DDR2 ram also runs at 1333mhz? or how to setup 1333mhz system with intel cpu..?

btw.. mobo socket is LGA 775, not 1366

mlm ini..

henry_swk — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:59:34 +0800

malam ni.. korang rempit tak? jom kumpul kat mana?

got this idea..

henry_swk — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:35:50 +0800

hi all.. i although have been out of school for many years. suddenly i think of this idea to help kids/students that still studying and lurk at lowyat here a lot. what we do is, create several thread at Education Essential http://forum.lowyat.net/EducationEssentials

and ask moderator to pinned it.

for eg: UPSR Thread - with many upsr subject

- lowyatians will need to scan their copies on upsr book and upload it on forum. so that others can study on lowyat lulz!

2.) PMR thread
3.) SPM thread
4.) STPM thread
5.) Pre-Uni thread..
etc
etc..

lets make it an online education database, watcha think?

electricity..

henry_swk — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:05:51 +0800

want to ask.. how to calculate electricity cost, if switch on tv for 8 hours everyday? where to look at behind tv and get the correct electricity consumption?

can eat mee goreng how many days?

henry_swk — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:57:26 +0800

would u get cancer or other disease for eating mee goreng everyday?

select powah

henry_swk — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:50:05 +0800

which powah u prefer? please sehlect

need for speed

henry_swk — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:39:19 +0800

adobe photoshop requires which vital hardware to do job fast? and which OS adobe photoshop can support?

mouse pad question

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