World food crisis
  • 16 years ago
At least 30 Nobel Prize winners, including former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, will meet in the ancient city of Petra on June 17-19 to discuss global problems. One of the main topics at their meeting is food security. High food prices have increased hunger and poverty and produced rioting in some countries. What is the cause of this crisis and what should be done to tackle it?