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Rising food prices: cause for concern (pdf 125kb)

This article states that the current spike in food prices needs prompt reaction through various forms of social protection to avert poverty and hunger.

It identifies that higher prices mean problems for three groups: poor households struggling to cope with higher costs of food; governments of low income food-importing countries facing higher import bills and higher energy prices; and agencies such as the World Food Pogramme (WFP) that use food aid to combat food emergencies.

 

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