A Bigger Food Crisis

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The current drought in the United States is not the only food crisis we need to worry about. Behind the shortage of 2.2-billion bushels of corn is a much bigger food crisis waiting for the world, which has been pushed back as governments fight their debt crisis, anaemic growth and rising unemployment. CONTINUE READING

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