Chelsea Wieber
Assistant Program Officer, Middle East
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Thirty countries still need outside food aid, according to the latest report from the UN's food agency:
In sub-Saharan Africa 80 to 90 percent of all cereal prices monitored by FAO in 27 countries remain more than 25 percent higher than before the soaring food price crisis two years ago. In Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean prices are monitored in a total of 31 countries, and between 40 and 80 percent of these remain more than 25 percent higher than in the pre food-crisis period, according to FAO data.
"The high food price situation continues to give rise to concern for the food security of vulnerable populations in both urban and rural areas, as these groups spend a large share of their incomes on food," the FAO said.
In cooperation with the FAO, Mercy Corps distributed seeds to more than 12,000 people in Nana Mambéré Prefecture, Central African Republic. Photo: Jenny Vaughan/Mercy Corps
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- Topics: Agricultural development, Emergency response, Food security
- Tags: Hunger
kidron
May 2, 2010 7:45AM
Am a 21 year old Ugandan, am a member of EVOKE, and in my latest assignment, i chose you Chelsea Weiber as my social innovation role model. I seek neither recognition/honor nor wage, i was raised in poverty n among orphans, HIV and poverty had their worst effect on my family, finances frustrated my academic efforts so mine is an altruist passion for justice, knowledge, progress and redemption, i cant do much as aperson financially so by way of poetic evokation, motivation and enlightenment i further many of my causes against racism, poverty, corruption, injustice and hunger in my works(notes)on facebook and on my personal blog, will be blessed and please to get ur audience, i believe all my innovation, creativity and ambitions will be in safe hands with you, been reading your posts on Global Envision and Mercy corps and u sparked a fire in me, all i ask of you is to feed it, grand plans and ideas at hand, i have thought up and written many feasible concepts and ideas that will come to life only with the much needed guidance and support from you, u can reach me on kidasa@gmail.com or alternatively on facebook as Kidron Pascal Suspekt, I bet God hurts when noble souls pass on, long life to you all, stay blessed while at your noble pursuits.