It's a crisis linking nations as disparate as Haiti, Uzbekistan and the U.S. Double-digit increases in prices for bread, milk and other basic commodities are leading to bulging grocery budgets across our region and violent protests in many parts of the developing world. Kojo looks at the global factors driving up prices, and whether any relief is in sight.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2008-04-10/global-impact-rising-food-prices
The Global Impact of Rising Food Prices
Listen Thursday, Apr. 10, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. in Politics, SocietyGuests
Ellen Levinson
Executive Director, Alliance for Food Aid
Jacqueline Charles
Reporter, The Miami Herald
Gretchen Peters
Author of the book, "Seeds of Terror: How Heroin is Bankrolling the Taliban and al-Qaeda"; Former Pakistan Correspondent for ABC News
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