2008Mar6: Basic food costs could continue rising until 2010 because of high energy and grain costs, climate change effects, and biofuel demand, according to Josette Sheeran, head of the UN World Food Programme (BBC, 2008).
Reference: BBC. 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7281686.stm
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