Michael T. Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 20, 2009. As the wealthier nations cease investing in the developing world or acquiring its exports, the crisis is hitting them with a vengeance.
Thalif Deen, IPS News. March 4, 2009. Organic small-scale agriculture can deliver increased yields without the damage that has resulted from the industrial model of agriculture.
Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. June 25, 2008. Corn and wheat used to feed chicken, pigs and other farmed animals is food being diverted from the mouths of the global poor.
Walden Bello, The Nation. May 23, 2008. In the years preceding Mexico's tortilla crisis, the country had been converted to a corn-importer by the IMF, the World Bank and Washington.
The Littlest Gator, Group News Blog AlterNet: PEEK. May 20, 2008. World prices on rice eased after Pakistan announced it will export 1 million tons to ease the food crisis.
Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. May 14, 2008. Sharp increases in food prices have generated a new wave of anti-occupation and anti-U.S. sentiment in Fallujah.
George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. April 18, 2008. It's better for the planet to avoid eating meat, but the reality is we have to make it more sustainable for people who don't want to be vegetarians.