Thread: High Food Prices May Force Aid Rationing

Sunday Feb 24 2008

The rising cost of food
High food prices may force aid rationing
By Javier Blas in Washington and Gillian Tett in London

Published: February 24 2008 22:02 | Last updated: February 24 2008 22:02

The United Nation’s agency responsible for relieving hunger is drawing up plans to ration food aid in response to the spiralling cost of agricultural commodities.

The World Food Programme is holding crisis talks to decide what aid to halt if new donations do not arrive in the short term.


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[quote]Hunger is now “affecting a wide range of countriesâ€

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