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Photo credit: USDAAccording to the 2018 Global Report on Food Crises, an estimated 124 million people worldwide face crisis-level or worse food insecurity, largely as a result of conflict and political instability or extreme weather events.
Photo credit: Tri Saputro/CIFORIn January 2018, the FAO Food Price Index rose by 1.8 percent from its end-of-the-year levels. This increase was driven mainly by a sharp rise in dairy prices, as well as slighter increases in vegetable oil and sugar prices. The Index remained 2.2 percent below January 2017 levels, however.
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By Shenggen Fan and Rob Vos
Photo credit: World Economic ForumLast week, global leaders met in Davos, Switzerland for the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The conversation centered on globalization, climate change, and technology use, all of which play a role in food systems across the world.
