Its being called the worlds worst food crisis since the 1970s. Around the globe, food prices have risen about 40% in the last year, sparking protests and violence in at least 14 countries, and pushing the problem to center stage at the United Nation

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By Brian Padden Washington 15 April 2008 The rising cost of food has triggered riots in a number of countries in recent weeks. Economic policy makers warn that the inflationary effect could push millions back into poverty. And aid organizations are c

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A U.N. meeting on the food inflation crisis ends with an agreement to invest more in agriculture, but no settlement on biofuels. Transcript of radio broadcast: 09 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A United Nations confere

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By Carolyn Presutti Washington 25 April 2008 Increasing food prices have sparked protests in five African nations and several more countries worldwide. United Nations officials are warning that food prices are likely to keep rising. Humanitarians wor

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana Purdue University scientist Gebisa Ejeta is known in agriculture for enhancing sorghum crops in Africa. The 2009 World Food Prize Laureate is on a quest to help the world better understand the causes of global food insecurity

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The world's top honor in food and agriculture this year goes to two former presidents who led dramatic reductions in hunger and poverty in their countries in the past decade. Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor and Brazilian President Luis Inacio L

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