Rising prices tip another 75 million towards starvation: FAO

ROME (AFP)

An FAO prices index showed global food price rises of 12 percent in 2006, 24 percent in 2007 and 50 percent over the first eight months of 2008, Diouf added — suggesting the number affected is likely to top one billion by the end of the year.

“Thirty billion dollars per year must be invested to double food production and eliminate hunger,” Diouf said, calling the figure “modest” in comparison with the amount many countries spend on arms and agriculture.

Agence France-Presse