Abstract
This article deals with the rise of prices of basic foodstuff, such as rice, wheat and maize, which provokes an increasing number of "hunger riots?, throughout the developing countries with a demand for price decrease. As the writer underlines, food is becoming a new serious threat for world peace. Earlier, we have observed food riots in Mexico, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, India, Senegal, Mauritania and Cameroon, during which people protested for high food prices, and the lack of response by the State. According to Joachim Van Braun, director of he International Food Policy Research Institute, these riots are "a serious security issue?. This is perhaps, because, in all likelihood, it will take at least a decade to lower the current prices. Various factors explain the rise in prices. Firstly, the growing number of consumers from countries like China, India, Brazil and Russia who want to enjoy their purchasing power began consuming more and better food, including cereals and their derivatives.
