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100 million people at risk of falling into poverty from the global food crisis

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Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million people into poverty, a high-profile international panel said.

The Africa Progress Panel also said wealthy countries are likely to fail in their promise to deliver billions more in aid to the continent by 2010.

This needs to be front and center on the agendas of the wealthy countries around the world. All the good work that has been done in the last 10 years is now at risk. We cannot fall backwards now. Too much is at stake.

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4 responses // 100 million people at risk of falling into poverty from the global food crisis

  • It sucks that those that the "richer" people in Africa are going to become poor, but how about the "poor"? They already have nothing!
    ipodrulz
  • I can't believe in the year 2008, we're still talking about world hunger. The top 1% of rich Americans could end hunger and still die stinking rich, not to mention the rest of the world. We talk about it, but really we just don't care that much.
    Neghie
  • Food production can be increased in the developing countries by adopting modern techniques of farming but that is not going to solve the problem unless the fast population growth is controlled in the developing world.
    khan26
  • If there is a war worthing to fight for, this is the one!
    stopnoise

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