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Poverty on rise, FAO warns

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its recent study found that the global food crisis has driven more than 75 million additional people into hunger and poverty, report agency sources.

FAO , top UN agency  has warned that rising food prices have pushed 75 million more people into the ranks of the world`s famished, bringing the figure to a total of 925 million. Food prices rose 52% and fertilizer prices also nearly doubled during the 2007-08 contributing to the growth of poverty, FAO stated. The FAO stressed the...

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