A crop-killing fungus is spreading out of Africa towards the world’s great wheat-growing areas
Jul 1st 2010
JUSTIN GILLIS
Oxfam, the antihunger group, has been running a campaign to call attention to the global food crisis, its consequences and its potential solutions.
By Ania Lichtarowicz Health reporter, BBC News
food hunger
The original study in 2008 depicted a direct correlation between the spike in prices of food products and the increased global use of biofuels.
Submitted by David Dollar on Tue, 2008-08-26 10:08
Jul 1st 2010
At a time when excessive pressures on the earth’s land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for cars—one that threatens world food security.