The Rising Price of Food Across Asia: What Has Gone Wrong
May 19th, 2008 by Rebecca Henschke
The price of rice, wheat and cooking has sky rocketed since the start of the year. Global food stocks are at their lowest level in 25 years.
Asia’s staple food is going beyond the reach of the poor. Some fear food riots and instability as millions could starve.
In a series of features from our correspondent across the region we investigate the impact of the shortage, the reason why and possible solutions to the crisis.
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In Bangladesh there a mounting fears of a famine after the government stopped providing subsidies rice this week. Prices of all essential goods … 
From Bali to Vietnam, rice paddies are being replaced by golf courses, hotels and industrial parks. As Asian economies surge people are choosing … 
Global stocks of rice are at their lowest in two decades. As a result rice prices have more than doubled since the start … 
Rice prices have more than doubled since the start of the year, as global grain stock fall to its lowest since the … 
The price of rice looks set to soar further after India and Cambodia have announced a ban on exports. China and Vietnam have … 
Indonesia has been forced to take emergency action to calm unrest over record Soya Bean prices. The commodity hit an all-time global high … 
The Chinese economy has expanded by 11.4% over the past year, reaching its fastest growth rate in 13 years. Increased exports and a … 
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has survived a constitution crisis and terrorist attacks, but it is the challenge of supplying flour to Pakistan … 
