Food prices set to double by 2030, aid group says
925 million people go hungry every day, according to Oxfam report
Food prices could double in the
next 20 years and demand in 2050 will be 70
percent higher than now, U.K. charity Oxfam
said on Tuesday, warning of worsening hunger
as the global food economy stumbles close to
breakdown.
"The food system is pretty well bust in the
world," Oxfam Chief Executive Barbara
Stocking told reporters, announcing the
launch of the Grow campaign as 925 million
people go hungry every day.
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925 million people go hungry every day, according to Oxfam report
Food prices could double in the
next 20 years and demand in 2050 will be 70
percent higher than now, U.K. charity Oxfam
said on Tuesday, warning of worsening hunger
as the global food economy stumbles close to
breakdown.
"The food system is pretty well bust in the
world," Oxfam Chief Executive Barbara
Stocking told reporters, announcing the
launch of the Grow campaign as 925 million
people go hungry every day.
VIDEO
Does this make MSNBC, Obama's # 1 Cheerleaders Chicken Littles?
