Access to food is a human right
One of the reasons why food prices have been rising so rapidly - £100 more for the average UK household budget in 2012 than in 2011 – is that banks and hedge funds are pouring millions of pounds of speculative money into food futures markets, pushing prices beyond the levels of supply and demand.
In poorer countries, where people often spend most of their incomes on food, price rises have and even greater impact, forcing people to go hungry.