Fighting over food

      High food prices are threatening many nations. It will perhaps lead to the next cause of protest in some part of the world. I think the problem is becoming worse and less is being done to solve it. The climate change, mostly drought seems to be the main cause of food shortages. In fact,  it is a part of the problem, but other influences such as investing less in food production because of biofuels and inadequate policies of food distributions can't be underestimated.
      In my understanding, I think if the problem persists over the next decades, many countries, mostly developing countries, will face serious political and economical tensions. People will not trust their governments at all and this can cause revolts. Egypt is a clear example of the fact that food production can't be replaced by luxury goods. Most developing countries rely on farming as a major source of food and jobs. Moreover, in the recent decades, the world has been witnessing changes in climate that has led to a severe drop in yields causing a deficit in food availability. Another cause of the food shortage is the replacement of food production with other crops that are used for biofuel purposes. I think this is unfair on the part of policymakers; they are putting more resources and effort in biofuel instead of food production while people are starving. Even,  if the argument is that the world want become "green" by relying less on fossil fuel, it is still unfair to use the small amount of fertile land that the world has to produce biofuel crops to the detriment of human beings. Solutions such as the use of marginal land could minimize the problem. Another solution to deal with drought, is genetic engineering. Even though it is still controversial whether genetically modified organisms (GMO) are healthy, I think at present moment it is a creative and quick method to secure and  increase food availability.