... droughts. These hazards can lead to a decrease of food security because food can be infected by events such as cyclones or droughts. The other problem with tropical climate is the presence of insects. They can infest products like grains. For example, 25% of the grains collected in China are estimated to be wasted. Of course, insects are not the only ones ... point for China is that they did not really suffer the slowdown of 2001 or at least they underwent it but not so much as many other countries. Indeed, the global slowdown touched every country as exports dropped but the luck of Chi...

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