global food crisis

Every time you open your fridge and food cupboards, you step into the global food system.

Rising food prices and a lack of political will has affected how millions of people across the world have been breaking their fasts during the holy month of Ramadan.

East Africa is facing the worst food crisis of the 21st Century.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has just published its food price index which shows a sharp rise in

Robert Zoellick / the food crisis:

Oxfam spokesperson Luc Lamprière said: 

Political leaders have admitted that they will probably fail to deliver on promises to halve world hunger by 2015

The G8 Agriculture meeting in Italy is heading for a profound failure with ministers dithering about the bold action needed to tackle the global food crisis. The Italian Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia’s opening promise of “three days that will make history" is sounding very hollow.

More than 75,000 people will die of hunger during the three days that G8 Agriculture Ministers will meet to talk about the food crisis. Oxfam is warning Ministers that the answer to the global food crisis is not increased production in rich countries but support for the world’s poorest farmers.