The head of the World Bank Robert Zoellick has said that the rapid rise in food prices could potentially push over 100 million people further into poverty. This warning follows a statement from The International Monetary Fund which said that hundreds of thousands of people were at risk from starvation.
Food prices have risen sharply over the past 6 months due to poor weather in some countries coupled with bigger demand and an increase in land being used to grow crops for transport fuels.