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Food price rise worries Mexico
Issue could become deciding factor in the next election as more and more citizens are driven into poverty.
Last Modified: 12 Jun 2011 22:14

The World Bank says rising food prices have driven an estimated 44 million more people into poverty in the last two years.

In Mexico the government, which is waging a war on drug-related crime, has been criticised for not doing enough to help those who are most economically vulnerable.

Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Mexico City.
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