World food prices have more than doubled over the last decade. Those who live in the United States, where 9% of income goes for food, are largely insulated from these price shifts. But how do those who live on the lower rungs of the global economic ladder cope? They were already spending 50–70% of their income on food. Many were already down to one meal a day before the price rises. Now millions of families routinely schedule one or more days each week when they will not eat at all.
What happens with the next price surge? Belt tightening has worked for some of the poorest people so far, but this ...
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