In 2007-2008, rising food prices led to food riots in over 11 countries and caused one government to be overthrown. G8 finance ministers ended their summit last weekend declaring that global hunger had eclipsed in importance the worldwide credit and climate-change crises they had gathered to discuss.
Source: “Food Riots Begin: Will You Go Vegetarian?” – Wired Science
Date: 21 April 2008
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