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    Rising Price of Food across Asia: What has gone wrong?
     

    April 15th, 2008 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    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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    Rice Prices Double, Widespread Hunger Feared

    April 15th, 2008 by Heda Bayron
     

    Thailand_Rice__web_.JPGRice prices have more than doubled since the start of the year, as global grain stock fall to its lowest since the … more

    		  

    Rocketing Inflation Hurt Cambodia’s Poor

    April 15th, 2008 by Khortieth Him
     

    Cambodia_eviction__web_.JPGThe price of rice looks set to soar further after India and Cambodia have announced a ban on exports. China and Vietnam have … more

    		  

    UN ‘Bio-fuel a crime against humanity’

    April 15th, 2008 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    Indonesia_Soya_bean_crisis__web_.JPGIndonesia has been forced to take emergency action to calm unrest over record Soya Bean prices. The commodity hit an all-time global high … more

    		  

    China’s food prices double

    April 15th, 2008 by Elise Potaka
     

    China_Inflation__web_.JPGThe Chinese economy has expanded by 11.4% over the past year, reaching its fastest growth rate in 13 years. Increased exports and a … more

    		  

    Pakistan faces wheat shortage crisis

    April 15th, 2008 by Mudassar Shah
     

    Pakistan_Wheat__web_.JPGPakistan President Pervez Musharraf has survived a constitution crisis and terrorist attacks, but it is the challenge of supplying flour to Pakistan … more

    		  


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    Cambodian school children drop out of school after the WFP stops providing rice: Global stocks of rice are at their lowest in two decades. As a result rice prices have more than doubled since the start of the year. The United Nations World Food Programme’s spokesperson, Paul Risley, says the “poorest of the poor” will go hungry because their agency can’t afford to buy rice. As of this month the United Nations World Food Programme has suspended free breakfasts to nearly half a million school children. Sorn Sarath from VOD went to visit one of the schools affected to see the impact.

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