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World's poor economies hardest hit by soaring food prices: FAO DAKAR, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced that the cereal import bill of the world's poorest countries is expected to shoot up by up to 56 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to official sources.

FAO seeks renewed commitment to right to food ROME, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday called for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the world's hundreds of millions of hungry people.

By Anonymous A farmer harvesting sugar cane in Swaziland. The high and rising cost of petrol has provided incentives to grow crops such as sugar cane, corn and soya, for use as biomass for fuel.

Food import bills reach a record high, FAO says ROME, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Global food import bills are increasing, partly due to soaring demand for biofuels, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s latest Food Outlook report.