International Network for Economics and Conflict

From Save the Children UK

The world is approaching a new norm of high and volatile global food prices. It’s pushing nutritious foods out of the reach of poor families. This report puts forward a series of recommendations to address the impact of high and volatile food prices on poor families:

• Countries with high malnutrition should invest in social protection and build up food stocks
• The EU should drop its biofuel mandate – a key factor pushing up food prices
• Food-exporting countries must coordinate to prevent food-price volatility

Read the report here.