World food price crisis
The Problem with Biofuel
IPN Opinion article
India wants 20% biofuel content in vehicle fuel by 2017, but turning cheap food into expensive fuel pushes up food prices and damages the environment
Agriculture Conference Must Face the Causes of Today's Hunger
IPN Press release
A World Bank/EC report ahead of a global agriculture conference asks for massive increases in funding, but Caroline Boin points out that government barriers are the leading cause of hunger in the world today.
Stop turning cheap food into expensive fuel
IPN Opinion article
Biofuels don't make sense for the environment, the economy or the taxpayer.
Famine also caused by bad policies
IPN Opinion article
Some claim that East Africa's looming famine is caused by drought, population or climate change, but the real cause is government policies which hinder subsistence farmers.
NGO gimmicks will not solve hunger
IPN Press release
On World Food Day (16 October), Caroline Boin challenged the claim that more government intervention is necessary to solve hunger in the world.
Idle Speculation on Hunger
IPN Opinion article
Cracking down on speculation might make politicians feel good but the evidence shows that it had nothing to do with the food crisis: the real cause was bad policies.
