World Leaders Discuss Global Food Crisis Over 18 Course Meal

No, this is not a fake news story. It’s a story about how world leaders at this week’s G8 summit enjoyed an 18 course meal while discussing the global food shortage. A food shortage with real statistics: last week the World Bank released a study showing that rising food prices would pull an additional 105 million people below the poverty line. Pictured here are the statistics that were analyzed and consumed during the food shortage/inflation talks.

Menu for G8 Meeting On Global Food Inflation & Shortage

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