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By Brian Padden Washington 15 April 2008 The rising cost of food has triggered riots in a number of countries in recent weeks. Economic policy makers warn that the inflationary effect could push millions back into poverty. And aid organizations are c

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A U.N. meeting on the food inflation crisis ends with an agreement to invest more in agriculture, but no settlement on biofuels. Transcript of radio broadcast: 09 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A United Nations confere

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 19 May 2008 The Green Revolution is a good example of how technological advances can have a dramatic effect on economic development - in this case on food production. Other technological innovations are helping to improve a

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Report: Up to Half of World Food Production is Wasted Every year the world produces around four billion tons of food. And between a third and half of it goes to waste, according to the report from the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The

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Boosting Africa's Wheat Production Agricultural experts are meeting in Addis Ababa (10/8-12) to discuss ways of making sub-Saharan Africa a major wheat producer. The region traditionally has played a small role in wheat production, but that could cha

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 April 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading emergency talks aimed at tackling the growing crisis caused by soaring food prices around the world. Participating in this two-day high-powered meeting in the Swiss ca

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