Recommended reading: Series on the global food crisis
A recent series on the Washington Post offers a detailed look at the global food crisis.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/26/AR2008042601723_pf.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/26/ST2008042602333.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/27/ST2008042702198.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802509.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/29/AR2008042903092.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043003435.html