Center for American Progress Center for American Progress
Issues Domestic & Economy Poverty & Mobility

Fixes for the Food Fight

The world is not food secure. An overextended global food system operating in an increasingly resource-constrained world with little or no cushion to cope with catastrophe is now at the brink of break down due to soaring global food prices. In the United States and internationally, our response must be immediate and enduring, requiring swift action this week by Congress, the World Bank, the Group of Eight industrialized nations and the United Nations.

 

Read more here.

This article was originally published in The Washington Post.

To speak with our experts on this topic, please contact:

For print, John Neurohr, Deputy Press Secretary
202.481.8182 or jneurohr@americanprogress.org

For radio, Andrea Purse, Deputy Director of Media Strategy
202.446.8429 or apurse@americanprogress.org

For TV, Sean Gibbons, Director of Media Strategy
202.682.1611 or sgibbons@americanprogress.org

For web, Erin Lindsay, Online Marketing Manager
202.741.6397 or elindsay@americanprogress.org

Related Articles

Ask the Expert: President Bush's Last G8 Summit, by Daniel J. Weiss

It's Easy Being Green: Walking vs. Driving Is a No-Brainer

"Groundhog Day" at the G8, by Daniel J. Weiss, Alexandra Kougentakis

The United States Finishes Last

Ask the Expert: Gas Prices Are Tightening the Middle Class Squeeze, by Christian E. Weller

Also by Jake Caldwell

Food Price Crisis 101, May 1, 2008

Ask the Expert: A New Farm Bill, April 17, 2008

Ask the Expert: Biofuels Under Fire, April 10, 2008