Food agency chief warns food prices will remain high
The head of the UN's food agency on Wednesday warned that food prices will remain high and has called for a boost in production.
By Agencies |
INNSBRUCK: The head of the UN's food agency on Wednesday warned that food prices will remain high and has called for a boost in production.
Food and Agriculture Organisation Director-General Jacques Diouf said prices are expected to remain high due climate change, continued demand for bioenergy, low food stocks and greater demand in emerging countries such as China and India.
Diouf said the problem will not be solved without increasing food production and called on world leaders meeting in Japan next month to address this issue.
``These prices have an impact not only in developing countries ... but also these soaring prices have had an impact on developed countries with an increase in inflation,'' Diouf told reporters in the Austrian city of Innsbruck.
Diouf made his remarks at a news conference on the eve of a regional conference focused on agricultural development and food security in Europe and Central Asia. The two-day meeting will also examine the Food and Agriculture Organisation's support for countries in those areas that are affected by soaring food prices and regional adaptation to climate change.
Food and Agriculture Organisation Director-General Jacques Diouf said prices are expected to remain high due climate change, continued demand for bioenergy, low food stocks and greater demand in emerging countries such as China and India.
Diouf said the problem will not be solved without increasing food production and called on world leaders meeting in Japan next month to address this issue.
``These prices have an impact not only in developing countries ... but also these soaring prices have had an impact on developed countries with an increase in inflation,'' Diouf told reporters in the Austrian city of Innsbruck.
Diouf made his remarks at a news conference on the eve of a regional conference focused on agricultural development and food security in Europe and Central Asia. The two-day meeting will also examine the Food and Agriculture Organisation's support for countries in those areas that are affected by soaring food prices and regional adaptation to climate change.
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