Food riot
A food riot is a riot in protest of a shortage and/or unequal
Studies of food riots have found that they are often preceded by conditions of economic desperation, at which point members of the public may attack shops, farms, homes, or government buildings to attain staple foods such as bread, grain, or salt, as in the 1977 Egyptian bread riots.[2] Historically, food riots are part of a larger social movement, such as the Russian Revolution or the French Revolution.[3] Historically, women have been heavily involved in leading food riots; food riots have thus served as a form of female political action even in societies without women's suffrage or other guaranteed political rights.[4]
Twenty-first century
During 2007–2008, a rise in global food prices led to
Due to a
Reports of events leading to the 2007–08 world food price crisis and the
In Venezuela, the steep fall in oil prices hit the economy hard in the 2010s. With a high rate of inflation (set to top 1,600% in 2017),[11] the destruction of Venezuela´s industrial base has led to a famine in many parts of the country.[12][13][14]
Protests in South Africa in July 2021 that initially began as a response to the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma quickly escalated into nationwide riots and looting of supermarkets and shopping malls.[15] The expanded scope of the unrest, that had followed a record economic downturn and increasing unemployment from the COVID-19 pandemic, has been described as food riots.[16][17][18]
See also
- Food riots in the Middle East
- List of food riots
- Meat riots
- Southern Bread Riots
References
- JSTOR 40647787.
- ^ "Egypt battle toll: 43 dead". The Age. 21 January 1977. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-631-18245-0.
- ^ Thompson, E.P. (1993). Customs in Common: Studies in Traditional Political Culture. New York: The New Press. pp. 233–234.
- ^ Robert Kennedy. "Food riots predicted over US crop failure - Features". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ Ann, Luzi (14 August 2012). "Global Food Crisis May Hit Us 'Very Soon,' IFPRI's Fan Says". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ UNNews Centre. "Global food prices expected to remain volatile in coming years, warns UN official". UN News Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ UN. "The Secretary General's High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis". UN. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- S2CID 17327299.
- ^ Demeke, M.; et al. "Country responses to the food security crisis: Nature and preliminary implications of the policies pursued" (PDF). FAO, Rome (Italy). Policy Assistance and Resources Mobilisation Div.
- ^ Talley, Ian (2016-07-18). "Venezuela's Inflation Is Set to Top 1,600% Next Year". WSJ.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- TheGuardian.com. 20 May 2016.
- ^ "'We want food!' Looting and riots rock Venezuela daily". Reuters. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Casey, Nicholas (19 June 2016). "Venezuelans Ransack Stores as Hunger Grips the Nation". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Deaths climb to 72 in South Africa riots after Zuma jailed". CNBC. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ Majavu, Anna (2021-07-14). "South Africa: Food Riots Show the Need for a Basic Income Grant". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ WASP National Committee (2021-07-15). "Food Riots: Build organised and disciplined working class struggle against the criminal capitalist class". socialist.org.za. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ New Frame (2021-07-15). "Durban food riots turn the wheel of history". newframe.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
Further reading
- Bush, Ray (2010). "Food Riots: Poverty, Power and Protest". Journal of Agrarian Change. 10 (1): 119–129. .
- Natalini, Davide (2015). "Quantitative Assessment of Political Fragility Indices and Food Prices as Indicators of Food Riots in Countries". Sustainability. 7 (4): 4360-4385 http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/4/4360. .