Our forgotten crisis - International Herald Tribune

Our forgotten crisis - International Herald Tribune: "We are concerned that development assistance for agriculture has been falling off steadily, from 13 percent in the early 1980s to 2.9 percent in 2005-6. We are concerned that food systems are failing, with falling grain reserves, soaring prices and food riots. We know that the world will face ever-more severe food crises unless and until there is public action to stabilize food supplies and protect those who are most vulnerable. We cannot wait for the story to repeat itself"