by Mark Thoma, University of Oregon (Department of Economics)

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Solving the Food Crisis

Posted on May 16, 2008

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus outlines steps that need to be taken to solve the world's food crisis:Solving the food crisis, by Muhammad Yunus, Commentary, Comment is Free: The global food crisis is a dire reality for millions of the world's poor and a major test for the international community. ... Rising food prices have created tremendous pressure in the lives of poor people, for whom basic food can consume as much as two-thirds of their income. ...UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon deserves credit for convening the leaders of 27 UN agencies and programs to organize a coordinated re...

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gas , oil