Food shortage + financial crisis = bleak outlook

Posted by Matt in March 19th, 2009

The global economic meltdown has the World Bank on high alert.

As the financial crisis deepens, the World Bank is issuing even bleaker warnings about rising poverty and hunger in the developing world. Initially, it estimated that 46 million people in developing countries could be pushed into poverty. Now, that level is up another 7 million.

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Food price crisis not over: World Bank
Reuters- ?8 hours ago?
By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The global food price crisis is far from over despite lower commodity prices and more protectionism could worsen …

Food shortage + financial crisis = bleak outlook Reuters
Food inflation fears premature: World Bank Reuters
Agri investments must help, not hurt: World Bank Reuters
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UN report says Kenyan drought to last into 2010
International Herald Tribune- ?11 hours ago?
That is less than the $406 million President Mwai Kibaki appealed for in January, when he declared the food crisis a national disaster. …

WFP Responds to Kenyan Food Crisis ISRIA (subscription)
WFP to scale up aid in Kenya afrol News
UN set to double Kenya food aid BBC News
Voice of America – Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

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