Rising food costs could fuel Asian poverty

Rising food costs could fuel Asian poverty
Manila, Philippines (UPI) Apr 26, 2011 - Soaring food prices threaten to push millions of people in developing areas of Asia into extreme poverty, a report from the Asian Development Bank warned. "For poor families in developing Asia, who already spend more than 60 percent of their income on food, higher food prices further reduce their ability to pay for medical care and their children's education," ADB chief economist Changy ... more

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