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Written by John Lucarelli
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 |
Each day our news is filled with reports of rising fuel and food prices. For some of us, these increases have hit home, making it more expensive and, thus, more difficult to get to and from work and to feed our families. Some of you may have decided to go on vacation a little closer to home or, maybe, forego a vacation all together.
The increases that we are experiencing are being felt worldwide. In most parts of the world, food is difficult to come by in the first place and a small increase in the price of it often means the difference between having and not having food.
By all estimates, the world food situation will continue to deteriorate and relief agencies like the World Food Programme will continue to be strained to the breaking point as they respond to an increasing number of situations around the world.
Kenya is one of those places. The endemic food shortage has been exacerbated this year by inadequate rains and political unrest that disrupted distribution routes and forced farmers to watch their crops rot in the fields.
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