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UN expert warns on looming food crisis in AfricaA UN expert on food rights urged the international community on Thursday to act to prevent a looming crisis threatening several millions of people in west and central Africa.Falling Food Prices: The Good, The Bad, And The UglyMosaic's annonucement that it was cutting potash production by 20% over the next 4 months is an indication the global food and commodity prices have been falling, putting the focus on a slowing economy and disinflation.Food crisis looming in Africa - UNAccra - A UN expert on food rights urged the international community on Thursday to act to prevent a looming crisis threatening several millions of people in west and central Africa.Global food prices easing, volatility still high: World BankWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global food prices are set to decline further in 2012 as a weaker world economy dampens consumer demand while food supplies rise, the World Bank said on Tuesday, warning that a possible rise in oil prices could reverse the trend. The World Bank said prices have declined steadily but volatility has increased, including among staples like wheat, maize and rice. In some ...East Africa: Monitoring Software May Help Stabilise Food Prices[SciDev.Net] Kampala - Price-monitoring computer software that will produce monthly updates of staple food prices is being developed for East and Central African countries.Monitoring software may help stabilise food prices[KAMPALA] Price-monitoring computer software that will produce monthly updates of staple food prices is being developed for East and Central African countries.Relief in U.S. food prices seen as crop supplies growCHICAGO (Reuters) - After being hammered by record high food prices in 2011, which helped ignite the Arab Spring uprisings, consumers worldwide may find some relief in 2012 if U.S. farmers, induced by last year's high crop prices, plant more fields to grain this year. Analysts polled by Reuters expect prices of corn, soybeans and wheat to tumble as much as 15 percent from a year ago, which will ...Otaviano Canuto: Should We Still Worry About Food Prices?Food prices are finally coming down after a year of spikes and high volatility. But prices of certain foods remain very high, and millions of people are still at risk of suffering from malnutrition and hunger.Early Action can Avert Sahel Food and Nutrition Crisis ? UNGENEVA ? ?Drought, poor harvests and rising food prices have left the Sahel region of West-Central Africa on the brink of a humanitarian crisis,? warned Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food.Global food prices easingGlobal food prices are set to decline further in 2012 as a weaker world economy dampens consumer demand while food supplies rise, the World Bank said today, warning that a possible rise in oil prices could reverse the trend. |
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