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foods 24% more expensive

The economic crisis comes in the wake of food and oil crisis in the years 2006 to 2008.
According to FAO, food prices were the end of 2008 on average 24 percent higher than in 2006.
"The Intl community must support especially small farmers, so they not only have access to seeds and fertilizers, but also to appropriate technologies, infrastructure and credit," said FAO. For most developing countries is true that such investments to supply long term.

Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE, 19.06.2009, food shortage: The world is hungry every sixth man