date:Jun 05, 2013
ng world food prices will reduce living standards of hard-pressed UK consumers.
We have seen two notable shocks or spikes in global food prices over recent years, with price peaks in June 2008 and February 2011.
These crises - driven by rising demand for food and by the impact of biofuels produced through agriculture - hurt many parts of the UK food industry and strongly undermined the global fight against hunger.
A number of tangible measures set out in our report could, if implemented, have