PLEASE - TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS Pope Benedict XVI recently said that hunger and malnutrition had no place in the modern world. Hunger and malnutrition are unacceptable in a world where the levels of production, resources and knowledge are enough to bring an end to these types of dilemmas and their consequences. A cooked food vendor along the streets of Bangkok, Thailand To mark the 2008 World Food Day, the Director General of Food and Agricultural Agency (FAO) Jacques Diouf said, “Our planet produces enough food to adequately feed its entire population.” Yet, nearly 854 million women, men and children will go to sleep on an empty stomach. Mr. Diouf, further said, “The right to food calls for a shift in paradigm from charity to rights. Ensuring that every human being has an adequate and stable supply of food is more than a moral imperative - it is the realization of a basic human right. Skyrocketing food prices in many parts the world is causing