, 06/12/2011 - Significant increases in cereal prices followed by very high inflation rates, including of input prices, will have an impact on reducing next year’s input utilization thereby reducing planted area and harvest for the coming season. Unless an immediate solution is forwarded, it may be too late to curb the problem, which may result in significant depletion of productive assets. Continued increases in cereal prices over the coming months would aggravate the recently worsened food security in conflict affected and chronically food insecure areas............................