Experts Call For Global Agriculture Reform To Ensure Food Security As Two Rice Conferences Open

Experts attending the International Rice Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday called for imminent action to change inefficient farming methods and expand the global rice supply “in order to prevent rising poverty and hunger,” Agence France-Presse reports (11/9). The meeting is running parallel to another conference also dealing with rice this week…

Global Food Prices Continue Upward Trend, But Relatively Stable Cereal Prices Could Prevent Riots, FAO Economist Says

“Global food prices rose in October” and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index increased “for the fifth month in a row,” the FAO said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The index is at its highest level since July 2008…

Global Food Prices Continue Upward Trend, But Relatively Stable Cereal Prices Could Prevent Riots, FAO Economist Says

“Global food prices rose in October” and the U.N.

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