Wheat breeding program at Nebraska university in Lincoln
Date: 06-May-08
Country: UNITED STATES
Author: Carlos Barria
Photo: Carlos Barria
The new U.N. food envoy sought a special meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council this month to address a global food crisis he said was a "massive violation" of human rights.
Protests, strikes and riots have erupted in developing countries around the world after dramatic rises in the prices of wheat, rice, corn, oils and other essential foods that have made it difficult for poor people to make ends meet.