Food has become a hot asset. Markets view food scarcity as the 'investment opportunity of a lifetime', and are pouring money into agricultural commodities. The impact is catastrophic, as speculators push up the price of food and force millions into poverty.

In this special issue of the New Internationalist magazine you'll find out how investments in staple foods like maize and wheat have caused hunger.

Meet the food speculators

You'll find out about the financiers who are buying up African savannah, and what it means for you.

What can be done to bring food speculation under control?

In the magazine we highlight efforts to buffer the Majority World poor from market shocks and call for an urgent clampdown on speculation.

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Debate on a religious schools

Also in this special issue you'll find a fascinating debate: "Are religious schools bad for society?" Humanist Andrew Copson and feminist Catholic theologian Tina Beattie go head-to-head. What do you think?

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Read previous New Internationalist articles on food and hunger
In the meantime you can read previous New Internationalist articles that will help you identify common myths about world hunger.