Food prices will soar as cereal supplies dwindle, FAO warns
The prices of staple crops such as maize and sorghum are soaring as Kenya’s cereal supplies dwindle
Prices of staple cereals have doubled in some markets, reaching record and near-record levels in swathes of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania
A United Nations body HAS warned that a sharp increase in food prices could lead to renewed hunger in the region
Sharply increasing prices are severely constraining food access for large numbers of households with alarming consequences in terms of food insecurity, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Senior Economist, Mario Zappacosta said …read more
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