UN task force to deal with food crisis

According to Ban Ki-Moon, short-term action should be imminent to feed the world's hungry while at the same time looking ahead. From the article: "Mr Ban recognized that longer term solutions were also needed. 'We call on the international community to urgently address trade-distorting subsidies in developed countries, and the ongoing Doha trade round,' Mr Ban said."

Read the full article at the BBC for a well-balanced message, pointing out the plethora of reasons (not excludingly pointing at biofuels) behind food-prices going through the roof.