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In response to "While rising food prices were not the �primary cause� for political unrest in Africa and the Middle East, they were �an aggravating factor,� Zoellick " by Loyola

historically man had spent half his time and income on food and only 10% or so on shelter...

here in american that has been reversed since ww2 mostly because of cheap energy, especially gas which has allowed farming to be a mass industrial process of a few instead of hard labor for hundreds.

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