Food prices threaten millions

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14 April 2011 last updated is at 16: 32 GMT which ignore World Bank President InflationThe that World Bank warned that rising food prices, driven by rising fuel costs, pushing millions of people in extreme poverty not to eat Guide.

World of food prices are driven by problems in the Middle East and North Africa, 36% above the level of the previous year, and remain volatile, the Bank said.

Since June last year has pushed the 44 million people in poverty.

A further 10% would boost more below the extreme 10 m $1.25 (76 p) move to the day, the Bank said.

And before that, it warned that a hike could lead 30% costs in the price of Staples more arms to 34 million.

"Protect the poor"

The World Bank estimates there are about 1.2 billion people of less than $1.25 a day life.

"More poor people suffer and arms could be due to the high and volatile food, more people," said World Bank President Robert Zoellick.

"We have to eat first place and to protect the poor and weak, spend most of their money on food."

Mr Zoellick said later in the week before the IMF and World Bank spring meetings.

The meetings are the Finance Ministers and central bankers, including Finance Minister George Osborne and Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King will take part.

Nutrition

The World Bank says that basic commodity prices close 2008 all remain very fast at their peak with the prices of wheat, corn and soy beans.

The only exception is rice, which is slightly declined in price last year.

The Bank proposes a series of measures to reduce the impact of high food prices on the poor.

These foods include promoting-producing countries to facilitate export controls, and production of biofuels production redirect, when you exceed certain limits food prices...

Other recommendations include for social assistance and food programs to the poorest, better to make more nutritious weather forecast, more investment in agriculture, the adoption of new technologies - such as rice fortification, and efforts to combat climate change.

He also said financial measures are necessary, are subject to poor countries to prevent volatility of food.