Probably, if I go by two posts by my NC State colleague Mike Roberts.
Mike first pointed out that drought in the Midwest is not something to worry about:
Published July 19, 2011
Category: Economics
Published July 18, 2011
Famine in the Horn of Africa (Updated)
“Abdio Ali Elmoi clutches her son, Mustapha, whose eyes are dimming. Her face is grooved with grief. She has already lost three children to gaajo, or hunger, a common word around here.
‘I walked all day and all night,’ she whispered, barely able to speak. ‘Where I come from, there is no food.’
Published July 13, 2011
Yours Truly in Foreign Affairs (or Why Food Price Volatility Doesn’t Matter)
Warning: Blatant self-promotion ahead.
An excerpt from an article in Foreign Affairs by Chris Barrett and I on the current food crisis: