World Food Day a Reminder of a Global Crisis Further Sidelined by Campaign Frenzy, Financial Woes

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World Food Day a Reminder of a Global Crisis Further Sidelined by Campaign Frenzy, Financial Woes

Democracy Now!
Air Date: October 17, 2008

"As the financial crisis dominates the attention of the news media and the presidential campaign, a global food crisis continues to affect millions of people around the world. Last night, a group of farmers and food policy experts gathered in New York for an event to mark World Food Day. We speak to Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, and Ben Burkett, president of the National Family Farm Coalition."