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18 Minister of Agriculture from the Group of Eight will meet in Italy, around the world, discussions of food security. Premature disclosure of the draft report of the meeting that if the international community does not take immediate action, are currently experiencing a serious impact on the international financial crisis, the world may face a more serious food crisis. Recently, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Olivier? De Chute in a global food crisis meeting on the theme, while the international community has taken some measures, last year's international food crisis has not eased , this year's international food situation is more severe in poor countries are particularly hard hit. De Chute if not an alarmist. Despite the current international market prices down, but still higher than before 2008, the price of the food crisis, some of the country has failed to alleviate the food crisis. Nobel laureate economist Paul? Krugman in March this year, warned that the world is easy again in 2008 as soaring prices of agricultural products, food security situation faced by developing countries to be more than one serious thought. Earlier this year, Kenya was forced to announce the beautiful food crisis a national disaster, a state of emergency, to the international community for assistance. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi recently warned that if the economic downturn of the situation without assistance, some African countries may have very serious situation. The spreading international financial crisis has increased the international community to respond to food safety issues more difficult. So far, FAO received the donation of funds, only the countries in the last year in the amount of contributions pledged about 10%. At the same time, a number of world food "supply pool" has problems. As the financial crisis and severe drought, known as the "breadbasket of the world," said the Latin American agricultural growth rate will drop to nearly 5 years, half the average annual growth rate of agriculture, the United States, European Union countries and other important food-producing countries because of the credit crunch, food crop acreage and yield are affected. Food crisis in 2008, from the Caribbean to the south of the Sahara, more than 30 countries and regions, conflicts and disturbances due to hunger. UN report pointed out about 10 million people worldwide are hungry or near the edge of starvation. Subject to price fluctuations as well as factors such as climate change, food crisis in 2009 may be further exacerbated. If the situation continues, not only have negative consequences on the food-deficit countries, and will drag the global response to financial crisis. Face food crisis, increasing investment in agricultural production, strengthen international cooperation is important, but the international community should think about how to fundamentally eliminate the root causes of the food crisis. 63rd Session of UN General Assembly ? Brockman said the food crisis and climate change, financial crisis and energy crisis and other issues associated. These crises can not be resolved one by technical means alone, but requires coordinated global solution. Response to the food problem in the long run, to reform the unsustainable development patterns that establish a new structure of global agriculture and food. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as achromatic lens , wide angle cctv lens, and more. For more , please visit lcd projector lens today!
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