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Currently in India. There are many vendors selling fresh fruit and vegetables on the street. Residents of cities are completely reliant on these vendors for fresh food. Hardly space to walk let alone set aside to grow food in small gardens. What gardens there are it is reserved as a park area which, again, is badly needed to reduce smog and angst for the urban dwellers. Have heard that gas prices or prices of oil barrels have continued to climb to the levels seen just a few years ago. It's upsetting as it is mostly driven by speculation and anxiety not demand and supply.

Here is the link to a recent article outlining why, when and how food prices started its recent climb:

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/08/news/economy/food_prices/index.htm