I prezzi del cibo spingono milioni di persone verso la povertà estrema

Without action to increase the supply of food, 10 million more people could fall below the $1.25 (76p) a day extreme poverty line over the next few months – in addition to the 44 million pushed into poverty by soaring food prices during the last year, he warned on Thursday.

A report by the World Bank found prices had jumped by 36% since April 2010, driven in part by higher fuel costs connected to instability in the Middle East and North Africa.

via The Guardian.