Infographic - How banks cause hunger

Food speculation - banks betting on food prices in financial markets - is a massive issue facing the world today. In the last few years, we have seen two major food price spikes, pushing millions of people into poverty. These food spikes were caused by speculation and could have been prevented through effective regulation. 

At the World Development Movement we are campaigning to stop banks betting on food and causing hunger. To explain the issue we have produced this infographic. Hope you like it. Please let us know what you think in the comments. 

For more information about how financial speculation impacts on food prices, see our Broken markets report. 

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Update 5 October 2011: We have corrected the aid figures and their size relative to banks’ profits from food speculation; they now reflect the latest information.