The cost of food: facts and figures Explore the facts and figures behind the rising price of food across the globe.
Rising oil prices and fears over climate change have seen a massive rise in the use of maize to make bio-fuels, pushing up food prices
There will be billions more mouths to feed by 2050, making an increased demand for food a long-term trend
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Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these? FOOD PRICE CRISIS
Rice pinch A look at Asian states hit by rising prices and supply shortfalls
Rice prices 'to keep on rising' Brown urges action on food prices Hungry mob attacks Haiti palace Riots prompt Ivory Coast tax cuts Rice prices hit Philippines poor BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The cost of food Explore the facts and figures behind the rising price of food across the globe
Q&A: Rising world food prices Is India facing a food crisis? VIDEO FEATURES Global rice supply Raids on hoarders, aerial planting and other video snapshots from around the world
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