Aglobal food crisis occurred in 2008 partly as a result of a rice shortage. a shortage in what other crop was causing concern as of 2012? a) corn b) potatoes c) wheat d) sorghum

The correct answer is A) corn.

A global food crisis occurred in 2008 partly as a result of a rice shortage. A shortage in corn was causing concern as of 2012.

The United States corn for Ethanol nearly provoked food crisis in 2012. The United States program that used Ethanol for combustion purposes, elevated the price of corn in October 2012. This kind of consumption and the drouth in the United States, accelerated the corn prices and many underdeveloped countries were on the brink of a food crisis. These countries depended on corn import to feed their people that consume a lot of corn as part of their daily diet.

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explanation:

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.