Literacy vital for overcoming poverty and disease and reinforcing stability
8 September 2011 –
World
food prices remained virtually unchanged during the month of August, with only
slight increases observed in the
prices of cereals and meat, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today.
FAO’s monthly Food Price Index averaged 231 points in August compared to 232 points in July, the Rome-based agency stated in a news release.
It was 26 per cent higher than in August 2010 but seven points below its all-time high of 238 points in February ....
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