print email comment close Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS): On Food and Agriculture URL: http://www.fao.org/giews/english/index.htm Description: The mission of this news service from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is "[t]o keep world food supply/demand under continuous review, and provide early warnings of food crises." Find a FAQ about the 2008 food price crisis, relevant periodical publications (such as on crop prospects), photo gallery, region and country reports, satellite imagery of countries in nutritional crisis, and policy recommendations. Available in several languages. Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Extra Keywords famine starvation LII Database Information: Record 26271 created by Ray Van Diest on 06/05/2008 Last modification on 07/30/2008 Published: 07/30/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26271