Food supply worries in Libya
In a country 90 per cent of the food is imported, violence has sent prices skyrocketing.
Published On 5 Mar 2011
The UN recently announced that global food prices have hit an all-time high, and nowhere is this more evident than in Libya, a country that depends on imports for more than 90 per cent of its food.
High oil prices and the rising cost of basic food could threaten future political stability, too.
Al Jazeera’s Tim Friend reports.
Source: Al Jazeera