Japan will use some of its huge rice stockpile to help ease the global food crisis, with about 20,000 tons destined for five African nations in the coming weeks, a government official said Thursday. The rice, less than 1 percent of Japan's 2.23 million... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Thu, May 22 2008
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