Wednesday 1 June 2011

Food Crisis

Global food crisis: Counting the real cost of biofuels

'A perfect storm of factors has driven the breathtaking rates of inflation and volatility in food markets over recent years, but biofuels have been the game changer.'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/may/31/global-food-crisis-real-cost-biofuels

Food prices ‘to double by 2030’

'Prices of staple foods will more than double in 20 years unless global food systems are overhauled, Oxfam has warned.'

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/31/127077/Food-prices-to-double-by-2030.htm
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