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IMPORTANT
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This is new page on our website that contains links to recent information on
important issues relating to poverty reduction and secondary crops. The first
major issue to be featured is food security and the impact that the rising
global demand for biofuels is having on food security around the world. The
information below comes from a variety of sources and is presented in various
formats. Suggestions for other relevant links for this page can be sent to
webmaster@uncapsa.org
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Rising Food Prices |
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5 Asian Nations are Weighing a Rice Cartel (News article, 1
May 2008) |
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Understanding the Global Rice Crisis – (Article, 28 April
2008) |
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The Food Crisis Begins to Bite (News article, 25 April 2008) |
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UN Chief Calls for Immediate Action to Solve Food Crisis
(News article, 25 April 2008) |
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India Predicts Record Grain Harvest but Experts Say not Enough
(News article, 24 April 2008) |
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Wheat Crop Failures Could be Total, Experts Warn (News
article, 24 April 2008) |
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Rationing of rice hits Britain’s Chinese and curry restaurants –
(Article, 24 April 2008) |
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Thai rice hits new record, feeding food fears – (Article, 24 April 2008) |
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Crisis in
Food Prices Threatens Worldwide Starvation: Is it Genocide?
(Article, 24 April 2008) |
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Speculators fuel bubble in global food costs (News article 20
April 2008) |
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Asian
food crisis has political and civil implications
(News article, 18 April 2008) |
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Global food crisis looms as Asia's rice bowl empties and world price
soars (News article, 18 April 2008) |
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A Modest Proposal for Preventing World Famine (News
article, 16 April 2008) |
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Biggest grain exporters halt foreign sales
(News article, 16 April 2008)
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Grain exports in Iran set to double with state support
(News article, 14 April 2008) |
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Price of
rice leading edge of disaster (News article, 4 April
2008) |
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Food Riots Loom Large Over Asia (News article, 1 April 2008) |
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Biofuels |
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Biofuels
not at Root of
Food Inflation: Potash CEO
(News article, 24 April 2008) |
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The cost of green tinkering is in famine and starvation
(News item, 1 April 2005) |
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Biofuel mania ends days of cheap food
(News article, 10 January 2008) |
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The coming Ethanol Shock and its impact on global food prices
(Conference Paper, July 2007) |
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Tool for deciding on food vs fuel |
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Climate change |
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Gore to recruit 10m-strong green army
(News article, 1 April 2008) |
| Climate Change will change the face of the European continent
(News article 10 January 2007) |
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A n Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its
Implications for United States National Security
(Pentagon report, April 2003) |
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Others |
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Farm talks negotiators ask chair for more time
(News item 15 April 2008) |
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EU Says can Hit Biofuels Goal without Conflicts (News
article, 11 April 2008) |
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A Letter to IPCC from Concerned
Global Citizens
(April 2008) |
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Around the Globe, Farmers Losing Ground (News
item 1 April 2008) |
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Biofuels - Environmental, economic impact debate grows as production
increases (News article, 24 March 2008) |
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Essay on economic growth and ecology
(Harper's Magazine March 2008) |
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