Saturday, June 7, 2008

Food security summit in Rome -- a selection of stories

Calls for action over the looming food crisis
Yemen Observer, Yemen - 3 hours ago
The summit’s declaration stated that all parties are committed to eliminating hunger and securing food for all. The plan focused primarily on reducing trade ...
FAO Presents Measures to Reduce Prices of Agricultural Products
AngolaPress, Angola - 6 hours ago
Luanda, 06/07 – The availability of cattle-raising inputs and the increase of the supply of agricultural and breeding products were considered on Friday, ...
UN announces increased funding for food crisis at Rome summit
Afrique en ligne, France - 7 hours ago
Accra, Ghana - Delegates to the United Nations food security summit in Ro me on Thursday announced major funding increases to tackle hunger and long-term a ...
UN Forge Plan in Response to World Famine
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - 8 hours ago
World leaders have forged a common plan in response to the global food crisis after three days of disputes at a United Nations summit in Rome. ...

FAO's headquarters in Rome, shot by "PD," who has generously released the image into the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Many thanks, PD

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