Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Indonesian president, has launched a national drive to encourage his countrymen to grow their own chilli peppers. The South Korean government has released emergency supplies of cabbage, pork, mackerel, radish and other staples as part of President Lee Myung-bak’s war on inflation. This week, the Indian cabinet met to discuss the soaring price of onions, an issue reputed to have caused the downfall of two previous administrations. As in 2007-08, the topic of food inflation – even food security – has percolated to the very top of the political agenda.
印尼總統蘇西洛•班邦•尤多約諾(Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)已向全國發出呼籲，鼓勵民衆自行種植紅辣椒。南韓政府動用了捲心菜、豬肉、鯖魚、蘿蔔及其它日常食品的應急儲備，這是南韓總統李明博(Lee Myung-bak)抵禦通膨的努力之一。印度內閣日前也召開會議，討論洋蔥價格飆升的問題——人們普遍認爲，正是這一問題導致了之前兩屆政府的下臺。與2007-08年一樣，有關食品通膨甚至是食品安全的話題，已經成爲各國政府的當務之急。