The European Union said Monday it is studying further measures to help poor countries deal with rising food prices as the bloc's agriculture ministers debated increasing cereal production.
EU spokesman John Clancy told reporters that the European Commission already set aside euro160 million (US$253 million) in aid last month to boost food supplies and stocks in the world's poorest countries.
He said the EU executive office was "examining the current situation" after fresh appeals were made by World Bank chief Robert Zoellick. He urged top donors to provide urgent aid to prevent a full-scale food crisis in the developing world.
Zoellick …
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