Reflections on the global food crisis How Did It Happen? How Has It Hurt? And How Can We Prevent the Next One?

 The dramatic surge in food prices from 2005 to 2008 seriously threatened the world’s poor, who struggle to buy food even under normal circumstances, and led to protests and riots in the developing world. The crisis eventually receded, but such surges could recur unless steps are taken to prevent them. Using up-to-date information, the authors of Re flections on the Global Food Crisis identify the key causes of the food price surge, its consequences for global poverty, and the challenges involved in preventing another crisis. More at:
http://www.ifpri.org/publication/reflections-global-food-crisis

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