World Bank echoes food cost alarm

World Bank offers $1.2bn food aid
The World Bank is to offer immediate financial help to countries worst hit by the sharp rise in food prices.

World Bank offers £1.2bn food aid
The World Bank is to offer immediate financial help to countries worst hit by the sharp rise in food prices.

Asian bank in food crisis warning
The Asian Development Bank warns rising food prices could reverse gains made in reducing poverty.

Farming practices 'must change'
A UN-sponsored study calls for changes in farming practices as food prices rise, threatening more poverty.

World Bank tackles food emergency
The World Bank backs emergency measures to tackle rising food prices around the world.