Monday 17 October 2011

Food security and fluctuating world food prices

With around one billion people of the worlds population suffering from chronic hunger, World Food Day has a theme that echo's that, “Food Prices From Crisis to Stability”.  With the increasing demand for food two of the largest countries China and India has increased demand for food due to the increasing populations and rises in per capita incomes. The FAO world food day emphasises the vulnerability of the poor according to the World Bank rising food costs pushed nearly 70 million people into extreme poverty. Read more ...
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