Only three short years after the G8 pledged to 'make poverty history,' a global food crisis is making poverty in historically large proportions.

The rise of biofuel production and the increasing impact of climate change coupled with an unparalleled decrease in agricultural aid are creating a triple whammy for poor countries.

This year's G8 summit was held in Hokkaido, Japan and we were calling on the G8 leaders to take action on the causes of hunger around the world. Here we report back on their progress.

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Listen to the latest

We've teamed up with openDemocracy.net to produce a series of three podcasts - one for each day of the summit.

Read all about it

We were there on the fringes of the summit discussing the big issues and piling the pressure on the G8 leaders.

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Cereal offenders

Read our report on how the G8 has contributed to the global food crisis, and what they can do to stop it.

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