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Expensive Food Putting Pressure on the Poor

The global prices of staple foods have risen 75% since 2005 – driven largely by rising oil prices. Unsurprisingly, this is a problem for poor. Among the other obvious problems, food aid agencies are also having trouble providing the necessary quantities of food. This will be a problem to watch over the next few years.

 

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Kevin Dean

Kevin Dean is a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in international conflict management and humanitarian emergencies at Georgetown University. Before returning to school in Fall 2006, he spent six years working in the former Soviet Union - most of that time spent in Central Asia. He has managed a diverse range of international development programs for the US State Department and USAID. He has also consulted for several UN agencies and international NGOs, and is fluent in Russian. Kevin is originally from Des Moines, Iowa and studied Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Iowa.