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Agriculture practices must change to avoid food shortages: report

Source: The World Today
Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:26 AEST
Expires: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:26 AEST

A UN study has called for urgent action to change global farming practices, or face the risk of more riots such as those recently triggered in Haiti and the Ivory Coast by increased food prices. Australia is one of several developed countries that doesn't support the study.

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Tags: food-and-beverage, agricultural-prices, australia, england

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