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High food prices in the world: combating food insecurity and malnutrition

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What are the main causes behind the recent rising food prices and and who is most vulnerable? In this report, the authors analyse the strategies that have been taken to tackle the food crisis challenge and explore what more needs to be done in order to reverse the food price trends globally.

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