Friday, August 24, 2012

Time to put a stop to speculating on hunger

Independent: Comments from a senior director at the world's largest commodities trader that the rapidly worsening global food crisis will be "good for Glencore" only add to the sense that there are those in the finance sector still dismayingly out of touch with the world in which most people live. Chris Mahoney's remarks also make the case for the closer regulation of agricultural futures markets stronger than ever. The scale of the emergency now unfolding is deeply concerning. The severest droughts for decades...

URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-time-to-put-a-stop-to-speculating-on-hunger-8076715.html

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