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Guardian: The heatwave, forest fires and drought in Russia and central Asia may be unprecedented in recent times. But there is something familiar about the ensuing food crisis, as the price of wheat remains 50% higher than just six weeks ago. It is just two years since the last such crisis. A spike in the price of agricultural commodities in 2007-08 caused panic from Italy to Haiti, drawing sharp attention to a deeper malfunctioning in the world's food markets. This malfunctioning is ......
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How greed begets hunger
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 13th, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation