Tuesday, May 31, 2011

'Perfect storm' looms for world food supply

http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7813-Perfect-storm-looms-for-world-food-supply

Oxfam called on Tuesday for an overhaul of the world's food system, warning that in a couple of decades, millions more people would be gripped by hunger due to population growth and climate-hit harvests.

A "broken food system" means that the price of some staples will more than double by 2030, battering the world's poorest people, who spend up to 80 percent of their income on food, the British-based aid group predicted.

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