China quake damages crops

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Food Crisis Felt Most Acutely By the Poor

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Egyptian president appeals for help with food crisis battering Mideast

Egypt’s president appealed to the world Sunday to work with poor countries struggling with high food and fuel prices that have battered their economies.
The Mideast, highly dependent on imported food, has been wracked by social unrest as many citizens in the region struggle with stagnant wages and high inflation.
Worldwide food prices have increased at least [...]

Food crisis payback for ‘20 years of mistakes’

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Egypt, Sudan join forces on wheat

In a move aimed at mitigating the hardships of the global food crisis, Egypt has announced plans to join forces with its neighbour Sudan to grow wheat together.
The countries plan to allocate some 2MN acres of land near their border for wheat fields, according to Business Daily Africa.
Egypt has been hit hard by the global [...]

China quake losses won’t spark price hikes, says agriculture ministry

China’s earthquake caused massive losses to agriculture but will not trigger major food shortages or price hikes, the vice minister of agriculture said Saturday.
The 7.9 magnitude quake destroyed 300,000 hectares (741,000 acres) of cropland and left 12.5 million livestock and poultry dead in China’s top food producing province, said vice minister Wen Chao’an.
“The [...]