Aid agencies issue warning about food prices

A group of development agencies are today warning that the international community risks failing people living with hunger, by not acting on the lessons from the 2008 food price crisis.

Thu, 27 Jan, 2011 - 12:37

A group of development agencies are today warning that the international community risks failing people living with hunger, by not acting on the lessons from the 2008 food price crisis.

The food price spike in 2007/08 led to riots in some parts of the world and an extra 100 million people going hungry.

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