Topic: Jacques Diouf
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At UN food summit, Ban Ki-moon warns of rise in child hunger deaths
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned at UN food summit in Rome that 6 million children die of hunger a year, but critics say new money to tackle the problem is unlikely.
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Insecurity drives farm purchases abroad
Wealthy countries seek land in Cambodia, Madagascar, and Brazil.
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Financial crisis may worsen food crunch it eclipsed
Although commodity prices for a wide range of crops have fallen by as much as 50 percent from record highs in June, the financial crisis is expected to make food shortages dramatically worse.
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Inflation hits consumers worldwide
The rising prices complicate policy efforts to battle recession.
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