Liberia imports 90 of its rice, a staple food, and is extremely vulnerable to food shortages.

Such staple food crops also can be modified to contain additional nutrients.

Rice is the staple food for more than half the world's population.

Furthermore, as rice is the preferred staple for Koreans, food insecure families can barter their rice rations for larger quantities of maize less popular staple and thus obtain more food for the family.

Noting that rice is the staple food of more than half of the world's population,

Noting that the potato is a staple food in the diet of the world's population,

Noting that the potato is a staple food in the diet of the world's population,

In Germany, the Oldenburg Model United Nations organized a special conference on rice as a staple food.

Fried rice is a common staple in American Chinese cuisine, especially in the form sold as fast food.

Food self sufficiency in staple cereals now stands at 28 on a calorie supply basis, with no signs of growth.

ROME The prices of many staple foods increased dramatically during 2007 2008, creating a food crisis for many poor and developing countries.

In particular, governments must invest in nutrition through budgets, introduce mandatory fortification of staple foods, curb junk food, and improve quality control.

Causes A precipitous rise in the price of rice caused extreme economic hardship, particularly in rural areas where rice was the main staple of life.

In East Africa, where millions of people already are dependent on food aid, a sharp rise in the cost of staple crops looms.

Porridge, gruel and later, bread, became the basic food staple that made up the majority of calorie intake for most of the population.

Food prices are the same in the two countries, while in the second country, the price of cloth is five times higher than the price of food.

ROME A severe food crisis currently threatens southern Sudan. In East Africa, where millions of people already are dependent on food aid, a sharp rise in the cost of staple crops looms.

Now, the price of food, many people complain about, but in fact, the price of food is going down, and that's odd because in fact, consumers are not paying for the true cost of food.

Boosting yields of locally grown staple foods (rather than cash crops) would increase self sufficiency and strengthen resilience when international food prices are high.

Fourteen countries attended to discuss food price inflation, energy needs, etc.

Indeed, these countries are already experiencing large relative price increases for food and oil, a food emergency for the poor, and higher rates of inflation induced by commodity price shifts.

Africa Increases in food and fertilizer prices have underlined the vulnerability of poor urban and rural households in many developing countries, especially in Africa, renewing policymakers' focus on the need to increase staple food crop productivity.

Over the past year, the price of fuel, food, and commodities rose alarmingly.

Long distance telephone service sold on price, price, price fast food restaurants with all their value pricing and even the Internet is commoditizing not just goods, but services as well.

Moreover, energy and food price shocks can be both large and largely unpredictable, while the speed of price changes tends to increase with big shocks.

The resulting expansion in emerging markets monetary base has led to much higher inflation in these countries than in the US, and to global commodity price bubbles, particularly for oil and staple foods.

Rice, a staple food in the country and most parts of Asia, accounts for one third of Singaporeans' average calorie intake, while sugary canned drinks make up a mere 3.5 percent.

This sort of manipulation is now a Kremlin staple.

While not a cause of price volatility, speculation on derivatives of essential food commodities significantly worsens it.

Indeed, some analysts believe that such restrictions were a principal cause of food price rises in 2008.

Around this time, Argentina s then President Nestor Kirchner was using price controls to keep food prices low.

Heavy snow blocked district roads and prevented the movement of food, causing shortages and steep price rises.

None of these measures was uncontroversial nor did they prevent the impact of today s global food price inflation.

Batch to batch, crust to crust ... In tribute to the beloved staple food, baking master Peter Reinhart reflects on the cordial couplings that give us our daily bread. Try not to eat a slice.

Three billion people depend on rice as their staple food, with 10 at risk for vitamin A deficiency, which, according to the World Health Organization, causes 250,000 500,000 children to go blind each year.

Governments lose their legitimacy when they cannot guarantee their populations most basic needs safe drinking water, staple food crops, and fodder and water for the animal herds on which communities depend for their meager livelihoods.

When without a stapler, a staple and a ruler will work

But chronic hunger remains pervasive, particularly in developing countries, which are affected most by crop shortages and food price volatility.

Chinese authorities are so worried by their country s 7 inflation they are copying India and imposing price controls on food.

There are three main reasons to believe that speculation was not the main driver of the recent food price surge

Rupjmaize is a dark bread made from rye, considered the national staple.

Likewise, following the 2008 global economic crisis, food price spikes and recession caused the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to revise its hunger estimates upward, to more than one billion people.

Suppose, further, that per capita nominal income at the market exchange rate in the second country is four times higher than in the first. Food prices are the same in the two countries, while in the second country, the price of cloth is five times higher than the price of food.

In China, food prices account for about a third of the CPI basket, with the price of pork bearing a large weight.

Still, many associations have come forward to provide first aid kits and staple foods.