Friday, January 9, 2009

Forced to import due to limited farmland, Japan is facing huge price jumps for even basic food items—and a night out is the first thing to suffer. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.

High prices are making farming lucrative again. But in the U.S., there's not much productive land that hasn't already been pressed into service. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.

Shelves are still stocked in Kenya's stores and stalls, but even staple food items are too expensive for the country's most needy. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.

Forced to reduce exports as harvests fail, Australia's farmers—and their buyers around the world—suffer. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.

A plethora of factors have conspired to create the worst food crisis in a generation—and make it unlikely prices will shrink any time soon. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.

Across the globe, skyrocketing food prices are inciting riots, hoarding, and starvation. What has caused the worst food crisis in a generation?