{0>Article 1 This Act is enacted for the purposes of regulating food demand and supply, stabilizing food prices, improving food quality and maintaining the gains of producers and consumers.
While it is encouraging to see the index stabilizing after it recorded eight consecutive months of gains to February, foodprices remain extremely high and, amid a general wave of inflation around the globe, continue to pose a threat to any sort of economic recovery. (Read Global FoodPrices Hit All-Time High As Violence Erupts In Yemen).