World food crisis: Production must rise by 50%, says UN chief - Guardian

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Source: The Guardian


10.45am BST update
World food crisis: Production must rise by 50%, says UN chief

Lee Glendinning and agencies
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday June 3 2008

World food production must rise by 50% by 2030 to meet
increasing demand, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, told
the UN food summit today.

He urged a quick resolution of world trade talks and said nations
must minimise export restrictions and import tariffs to alleviate
the food crisis.

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He said a UN task force set up to deal with the crisis was
recommending that nations "improve vulnerable people's access
to food and take immediate steps to increase food availability
in their communities".

"Some countries have taken action by limiting exports or by
imposing price controls," added Ban. "They only distort markets
and force prices even higher."

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/03/food.unitednations