Rising World Food Prices: Can A G20 'Action Plan' Prevent A Crisis? -- Christian Science Monitor
The last spike in global food prices was marked by rioting. With prices again on the rise, G20 agriculture ministers are meeting in Paris and are expected to adopt an 'action plan.'
The last time global food prices rose sharply, in part as a result of food shortages, deadly riots shook developing countries across three continents.
Food prices are once again on the rise – in the wake of causes ranging from severe weather in some of the world’s principal grain baskets to a flurry of food export controls passed after the 2008 food riots. And this week G20 agriculture ministers are gathering in Paris for a first-ever global effort to address the fast-rising issue of food security and food prices.
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