food crisis

Millions of people in developing countries are affected by high food prices

Developing countries still hurting from high food prices – UN

16 July 2009
Despite a drop in international food prices and good cereal harvests overall, prices in developing countries remain high, hurting millions of poor people in both rural and urban areas, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in a report released today.

Top UN officials urge donors to help Africa weather food crisis

1 July 2009
As more than 300 million Africans – or about one third of the continent’s population – face chronic hunger, donors must honour their pledges to help boost agriculture, which is the key to ensuring food security, top United Nations officials say.