Basically an article which speculates on the myriad of reasons for the food crisis, in this case, rising prices for rice. America also is experiencing its own increases in the price of food, caused by a variety of reasons including high fuel costs and the insane ethanol scheme. The really disturbing issue is that as other world countries rise above the poverty level and demand more of a share of food and resources, America will see its share diminish. And then there’s also all that insecurity about the effects of global warming.

This post provides a range of local perspectives from a region that is experiencing a very severe crisis in the prices of food. We've heard about this trend in mainstream media, but mostly from people far away from the problems. Each link in the post leads to more information from bloggers in South East Asia. It's refreshing to hear the story told through local voices. (disclaimer, I work for Global Voices)

this is very interesting because i didnt even know this was going on. also know how important rice is makes me feel bad.