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Putting your money where your mouth is
How expensive is food, really? |
Sharon Astyk |
14 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| There is no doubt whatsoever that rising food costs are hurting people all over the world. More than half of the world's population spends 50 percent of their income or more on food, and the massive rise in staple prices threatens to increase famine rates drastically. We are already seeing the early signs of this in Haiti and in other poor nations. It is also undoubtedly true that rising food prices are digging into the budgets of average people, including me. An ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, agriculture, economy, food, legislation, politics, sustainable ag (all these topics) |
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