A big increase is expected this year because of the economic crisis, combined with higher food prices.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

With the recent spike in food prices around the world that you've all heard of because of rising energy costs.

大家都听说了,由于能源价格上升,导致了全球食品价格的飞涨

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"So the mismanagement of the Iranian economy could in fact see a backlash of the Iranian population because their food prices are going up too.

VOA: special.2011.02.04

"The expected decline in world hunger in two thousand ten is primarily the result of better access to food as the global economy recovers, and food prices remain below their peak level of mid-two thousand eight."

VOA: special.2010.09.21

The conference, also known as GCARD, follows the twin crises of soaring food prices in poor countries and the global recession.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

"And because of that about 100 million people were still trapped in poverty because of higher food and fuel prices,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

But this year, large parts of rural India have been hit by drought, reducing incomes and raising food prices.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

"And that is why we are always looking at the impact of food aid on local markets and whether it is depressing prices in local markets."

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

"And we all understand that there are fixed household budgets and also given the fact that generally prices of essential food commodities have taken a major increase."

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

Some economists say prices for rice, the staple food for much of the world's population, could be returning to levels that sparked inflation fears in much of Asia last year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

As Russia struggles in the embrace of the worst drought since 1880, the Kremlin worries that food prices will shoot up, blowing apart inflation targets for this year, a year before parliamentary elections.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Indeed,volatile food prices, population growth, low agricultural productivity and the potentially devastating effects of climate change make it a particularly daunting challenge. The IFAD president says over the past 30 years, agricultural productivity in developing countries has been stagnant or in decline. He blames it on years of under-investment.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29