The return of food riots
Yesterday, the Food and Agriculture Organization announced that global food prices hit a record high last month, surpassing levels seen during the 2007-2008 food crisis. Prices of the commodities in the FAO’s price index jumped 4.2 percent between November and December. But the Financial Times sounded a hopeful note: The Rome-based organisation said the increase ...
Yesterday, the Food and Agriculture Organization announced that global food prices hit a record high last month, surpassing levels seen during the 2007-2008 food crisis. Prices of the commodities in the FAO's price index jumped 4.2 percent between November and December. But the Financial Times sounded a hopeful note:
Yesterday, the Food and Agriculture Organization announced that global food prices hit a record high last month, surpassing levels seen during the 2007-2008 food crisis. Prices of the commodities in the FAO’s price index jumped 4.2 percent between November and December. But the Financial Times sounded a hopeful note:
Joshua Keating is a former associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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