Author of New Book on World Hunger Available for Interviews

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Oct 17, 2011, 04:56 ET

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the National Press Club:

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Event: National Press Club Book & Author Event

When: Monday, Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m.

Who: Alan Bjerga author of the recently published ENDLESS APPETITES: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest (Bloomberg Press/Wiley)

Where: National Press Club
529 14^th Street NW (13^th Floor)
Washington, D.C.

Details: Bjerga, who is Bloomberg News Agriculture Correspondent, explores global hunger and how to solve the current food crisis. In ENDLESS APPETITES Bjerga argues that the world is at a watershed moment in the battle against hunger. More than 60 food riots have erupted worldwide from 2007 to 2009. This year a billion people may go hungry. Bjerga explains the roles of trade barriers, commodity futures exchanges, and production and distribution challenges and how they impact food security.

Bjerga will talk about his book and take questions from the media. To arrange to interview Bjerga, contact Jocelyn Cordova at 201-748-6249.

Bjerga won the Glenn Cunningham Award from the North American Agricultural Journalists in 2005. His 2009 project covering U.S. food and famine in Ethiopia was recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the North American Agricultural Journalists, the New York Press Club and the Overseas Press Club. In 2010 Bjerga was the president of the National Press Club and the North American Agricultural Journalists.

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