While the Western Balkans are seeing healthy economic growth overall, rural areas are falling behind, according to a new FAO-World Bank report. Agricultural trade deficits are widening, climate change is putting pressure on agricultural resources, and young people are increasingly migrating to urban areas or abroad in search of economic opportunities. |
New FAO estimates show that the number of hungry people in the world will reach an all-time high in 2009, largely as a result of the ongoing global economic crisis.
