Two days before the G-8 summit of leading industrial nations in Japan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed a comprehensive package of measures to combat rising food prices around the globe. Merkel said the measures would tackle both short-term food shortages and implement a long-term strategy to increase agricultural production worldwide.
Meanwhile, in the run-up to the G-8 summit, about 100 protesters in Japan have demonstrated against rising food costs and demanded that more be done to combat climate change.
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