World Bank warns rising food costs could raise global poverty over next 3 years
                   
post-gazette.com     May 20, 2008            

Ny Eileen Ng, The Associated Press SINGAPORE -- A top World Bank official warned today that global poverty levels could surge over the next three years due to rising food costs and predicted no letdown in the price of rice. Already, rising food and fuel prices over the past two years have pushed... [read full story]                    


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