Most of the countries have a staple crop.Specially those which are poor and underdeveloped.I have read an article on a natural disaster and its relation with hunger.A week ago,a devastating cyclone hit the coastal region of Burma,a Southeastern nation whose staple crop is rice.Apart from the human drama this cyclone has created killing tens of thousands and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless,the situation created a coming hunger threat.that could become a hunger tragedy unless farmers are able to stand on their feet and be able to prepare the rice paddies.But to make matters worse,the cyclone has damaged stored rice and stored rice seed,and considering the world rice price that has rised in about 50 % the possibilities of solving the problem before the end of june,that is to say the coming of the summer monsoon are not many.The diversion of crops to produce biofuels instead of food for the people will carry consequences
.I reckon we are facing an even more likeable famine outbreak in many countries.Things are going to change and have to change.We are in the threshold of a new era .
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Excellent review of the article and inclusion of your own thoughts here Juan. Your sentences have a very natural structure and flow.
There are a couple of things to point out:
a potential hunger threat which could become... rather than "a coming hunger threat.that could become..."
unless farmers are able to stand on their feet and are able to prepare the rice paddies instead of "unless farmers are able to stand on their feet and be able to prepare the rice paddies."
The sentence starting "But to make matters worse is a bit too long to understand clearly. Look at this version:
But to make matters worse, the cyclone has damaged stocks of rice and rice seed. Considering the 50% rise in the price of rice on the world market, the possibility of solving the the problem before the coming of the monsoon at the end of June is not strong.
Finally, an even more likely famine outbreak rather than "even more likeable famine outbreak".
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