Food Shortages - The silent tsunami

By Winston Monroe
A wave of food-price inflation is moving through the world, leaving riots and shaken governments in its wake. For the first time in 30 years, food protests are erupting in many places at once. Bangladesh is in turmoil; even China is worried.

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  1. Anonymous April 21, 2008 at 4:00 PM
    Despite being covered on page 1 of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, the problem remains largely unrecognized. What will it take for the West to do something about the global food crisis? Thanks for adding this story to DIGG.

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