15-06-2016 06:00 via theguardian.com

Five charts that explain who gets hit hardest by food price rises

Benin, Mozambique and Nepal are among countries most exposed to climate change, water scarcity and food price volatilityGlobal food prices will remain stable for the year ahead, suggest recent UN forecasts, but in the longer term we can expect much more volatility.That’s because the food sector is unable to cope with a double whammy of rising demand for food and risks including water scarcity, land degradation and climate change, a recent analysis [pdf] concludes. Continue reading...
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