date:Sep 07, 2012
ast Asia could see the world market price of rice increase by 22 per cent. This could see domestic spikes of up to 43 per cent on top of longer term price rises in rice importing countries such as Nigeria, Africas most populous country.
Oxfams research seeks to go beyond this and look at the impact of extreme weather scenarios on food prices in 2030. The research warns that by that date the world could be even more vulnerable to the kind of drought happening today in the US, with dependence on