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How To Feed The World.(Special Report)(food crisis)(Cover story)
Below, eight leaders in the fight against hunger offer up food crisis action plans, and long term ideas for how to end famine and bolster farming.
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister, United Kingdom
Every day, 25,000 people die from hunger-related causes. And when food accounts for more than half a poor family's spending, price rises can be truly devastating for millions living on the edge.
To find solutions to the short- and long-term problems these families face, I recently hosted a meeting of leading experts, scientists, food producers and retailers in Downing Street.
Already the U.K. has pledged [pounds sterling]30 million of ...
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