Rice Prices Jump

Rising food grains prices will continue to be a problem.

Jump in rice price fuels fears of unrest

By Javier Blas in London and Daniel Ten Kate in Bangkok
Published: March 27 2008 18:30 Last updated: March 28 2008 09:06

Rice prices jumped 30 per cent to an all-time high on Thursday, raising fears of fresh outbreaks of social unrest across Asia where the grain is a staple food for more than 2.5bn people.

The increase came after Egypt, a leading exporter, imposed a...(complete article here).

City Food

Agriculture -- front and center!! Climate change, bio-fuels, food security -- suddenly, after being ignored for years, agriculture is being recognized for its critical role on the globe. Change is happening -- and fast.

Grow more food in cities, U.N. agency tells Asia

GENEVA (Reuters) - Asian nations, many at risk from climate change, must invest more in urban and indoor farming to help feed the hundreds of millions of people in their growing cities, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Wednesday.

Of the 10 countries most affected by extreme weather in 2006, seven were Asian -- Afghanistan, China, India, Indonesia, North Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam, said the WMO, the U.N. agency looking at weather, climate and water problems.

Asia needs secure food supplies for...(complete article here).