FYI: Food Crisis Is Global Issue Du Jour

• American policymakers still in denial about ethanol’s role in food crisis [NYTimes]
• The IMF estimates that 100m people are severely affected by food crisis [FWI]
• Bush releases $200m from food fund for immediate stability aid [CNN]
• The World Bank wants to raise $500m for food aid, especially in Africa [MG]
• Haitian food riots, having taken six lives, finally quiet down [VOA]

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FYI: Food Crisis Is Global Issue Du Jour