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Number of hungry people swells by 40 million [1]

The number of hungry people in the world swelled by 40 million to touch the 923-million mark in 2008, chiefly due to higher food prices. More people could be pushed into hunger if the ongoing financial and economic crisis continues, a United Nations body has warned.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Food Prices [3], Starvation [4], FAO [5], Developing Countries [6]

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