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Bali: An island that hungers and thirsts

Bali

Bali: An island that hungers and thirsts

By Balidiscovery.com

Recent changes in custom duties charged on imported food and beverage and burdensome certification requirements for foreign food stuffs threaten to soon find the shelves of many specialty food stores

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G-8 summit: show of arrogance or chance to end global food crisis?

Food Crisis

G-8 summit: show of arrogance or chance to end global food crisis?

By Nelson Alcantara

The United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has said the ongoing Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Hokkaido, Japan, is a chance to end the global food crisis.

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Seychelles parliament mum on food prices increase

Seychelles Food Crisis

Seychelles parliament mum on food prices increase

By Alain St. Ange

VICTORIA, Seychelles (eTN) - 
The Seychelles speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Patrick Herminie, has rejected a request from the opposition party to hold an emergency session to discuss the food prices increase. The request was made when the National Assembly was in recess.

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Food prices likely to increase, UN report claims

Food Crisis

Food prices likely to increase, UN report claims

By Nelson Alcantara l eTN

The looming food crisis has been predicted to become the tipping point of a shift in certain economics. Some experts project those countries with abundant supply of certain food items will move upwards in the economic ladder.

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Food and oil scarcity means tougher times ahead

Economic Slowdown

Food and oil scarcity means tougher times ahead

By Hazel Heyer l Special to eTN

Professor Norbert Walter, chief economist of Deutsche Bank Group and head of Deutsche Bank Research, is worried about the present. “When times are critical for the world economy, except for Russia, the world lacks dependable leaders. When the economy is a problem, social issues and environment also pose a grave problem.

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Is climate change causing global food crisis?

Food Crisis

Is climate change causing global food crisis?

By Yusof Sulaiman

(eTN) - The cost of agricultural commodities has leaped to record highs and supply of daily foodstuffs such as rice, wheat, cereals, meat, eggs and dairy products has become scare, begging the question: Is climate change, droughts and floods in the Asian region to blame for the growing tensions over shortages of food?

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