What world leaders must do now to stop rising food prices spiralling out of control
Key messages:
- Global food prices are near-historical highs and local food prices have jumped alarmingly in poor countries
- An estimated 44 million people have been pushed into extreme poverty by high prices and poor families are cutting back on food; some only eat one meal a day
- We're one bad harvest away from this price spike turning into a major food crisis – which would push millions more into hunger
- Leaders must act urgently to curb volatile food prices and fulfil pledges to support women and smallholder farmers in poor countries