Soaring food prices and the rural poor

IFAD
The prices of basic food commodities have increased rapidly over the past three years. The threat to food security in developing countries increases in stride.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that “the rapidly escalating crisis of food availability around the world has reached emergency proportions.” “Responding effectively to the impact of higher food prices must be a top priority for the global community, particularly when the impact is combined with the projected effects of climate change”, says Lennart Båge, IFAD’s President.
IFAD has gathered information from its partners and staff on the ground on the impact of rising food prices on poor rural people.
Read the synthesis of responses received from 40 countries.

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