http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/taxonomy/term/297/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/303 <p align="center"><img src="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/reuters/olusworld_iptc/2008-04-07t233503z_01_nootr_rtridsp_2_international-haiti-riot-dc.jpg?size=l" alt="haiti food riot"/></p> <p>There have been a number of reports in the papers about food prices, and its dangers. But despite a great deal of ink being spilled, the full story isn't getting told. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/303"> ... read more &raquo;</a></span></p> http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/303#comment agflation Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:33:03 -0600 Raj 303 at http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/293 <p>The Financial Times again distinguishes itself by being the only major newspaper to take the global food price rises at all seriously. On Monday, front page above the fold, an article on the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8946e8fa-f942-11dc-bcf3-000077b07658.html">UN's call for $500m in food aid</a> to avoid famine. Yesterday, on <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20ef8aea-efd9-11dc-8a17-0000779fd2ac.html">rice rationing in the Philippines</a>. Today, front page again, the announcement that <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/425a0e2e-fc6a-11dc-9229-000077b07658.html">the price of rice, a staple for over 2.5 billion people, rose 30% in a single day</a>.<span class='read-more'><a href="http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/293"> ... read more &raquo;</a></span></p> http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/293#comment Ch.4. Trade Agreements, Imperialism, Working Poor, Cold War agflation Ch. 10. Food Sovereignty Japan Philippines Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:51:32 -0600 Raj 293 at http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/208 <p>The good people at <a href="http://www.foodnews.ca">Food News</a> sent me a snippet this morning that'll come in handy on my last day here in Australia. It's a piece from the Murdoch-owned <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22419980-643,00.html "><em>Australian</em></a>, that nicely sums up the pinch that we're going to be feeling in our pockets in the future...<span class='read-more'><a href="http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/208"> ... read more &raquo;</a></span></p> http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/208#comment Ch.5. Corporations in Agriculture agflation Australia Ch. 10. Food Sovereignty prices Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:32:16 -0600 Raj 208 at http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal