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Crisis Inflation

Aid agencies struggle to up their efforts amid soaring food and gas costs.

Ken Walker | posted 6/09/2008 08:47AM

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Gary Cook, the agency's director of church relations, said it favors purchasing food in affected regions to help local economies instead of shipping food aid from the U.S. Cook also thinks that Christians need to examine the financial practice of speculating on commodities, which, though a small component, has helped to boost inflation.

Related Elsewhere:

Tim Stafford reported on why some places have famine over and over again.

USAID keeps track of what countries are experiencing or at risk for food shortages.

Newser news aggregate site has a thread on Crop Woes.

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