2008Mar6: Rising food prices have led to riots in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal, and Morocco, according to the UN World Food Programme. Basic food costs have been rising because of high energy and grain costs, climate change effects, and biofuel demand (BBC, 2008).
Reference: BBC. 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7281686.stm
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