The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has reported that food prices are on the rise.
The organisation also claims that food prices have been soaring since last year, and they say that these record high prices for staple foods last year were one of the main
factors that contributed to the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East
and north Africa, as well as bread riots in other parts of the world.
The FAO index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of
cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 215.9 points in
March, up from a revised 215.4 points in February, the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.
Although below the
February 2011 peak of 237.9, the index is still higher than during a
food price crisis in 2007-08 that raised global alarm.
"The food crisis has not gone away since then," said Emilia Casella, spokesperson for the UN's World Food Program.
How is the future for Zimbabwe under these circumstances?
It's good that you highlighted this issue. The richer more economically stable countries should make it a responsiblity increase.
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