Friday, January 14, 2011

Gwynne Dyer : Riots spread as global food shortage worsens - Agriculture - NZ Herald News

Gwynne Dyer : Riots spread as global food shortage worsens - Agriculture - NZ Herald News

"We are entering a danger territory," said Abdolreza Abbassian, chief economist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation.

Youth face police forces in Annaba, eastern Algeria. Photo / AP

"When food prices soar, these people quickly find that they simply lack the money to go on feeding themselves and their children properly - and food prices now are at an all-time high."

"There is still room for prices to go up much higher"

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