U.S. Agency for International Development Chief Samantha Power claimed on "This Week" Sunday that food shortages will push farmers toward green energy.
Power said food prices have increased 34% globally, prompting her agency to ask Congress for assistance in easing the food shortage crisis on a global scale.
"We're working with farmers to also increase their production so you actually have more supply brought on market. Fertilizer shortages are real now because Russia's a big exporter of fertilizer, and even though fertilizer is not sanctioned, less fertilizer is coming out of Russia," she said.
"As a result, we're working with countries to think about natural solutions like manure and compost, and this may hasten transitions that would have been in the interest of farmers to make eventually, anyway. So, never let a crisis go to waste."
President Joe Biden warned that food shortages are "Gonna be real" during a March 24 speech, vowing that the U.S. will work alongside other nations to increase their supply of wheat and other essential commodities.
"With regard to food shortages, yes, we did talk about food shortages," Biden said.
Dr. Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, said gas, energy and food prices are all expected to continue increasing due to sanctions and the surging price of fertilizer during a March 28 press conference.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/01/crisis-go-to-waste-samantha-power-food-shortages-green-energy/
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