Tagged: food prices
Small farmers, big companies, developing countries.... Here we try to make sense of the pressing global food prices crisis.
The number of Ethiopians needing emergency assistance has jumped by 40 percent from 4.6 million to 6.4 million people since June, according to latest official figures from the United Nations and the Ethiopian government.
Ahead of a crucial meeting in New York next week to assess the state of the world’s fight against global poverty, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders to redouble their efforts to fight the impact of rising food and fuel prices.
Trade reform that puts poor countries first is desperately needed in the face of rising food and fuel prices and global economic insecurity. But current offers at the WTO would make the situation worse and undermine development.
A number of Oxfam’s high profile ambassadors called on G8 leaders to urgently respond to global poverty challenges, starting with a boost in funds for climate change, the food crisis and development aid.
What happens to farmers and agricultural workers varies from country to country. Nonetheless, there are some common solutions.
Investment in agriculture, land rights, working conditions, access to markets and climate change are the main issues of this campaign
Rising food prices cause riots in different countries; biofuel crops are competing for land with food crops; the risk of widespread hunger is increasing across the world. Why is this happening?
The global food crisis needs a wide-ranging plan to resolve it...

