The key challenges

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To eradicate hunger from the earth. Not only to ensure sufficient food production to feed a world population that will grow by 50 percent and reach 9 billion by 2050, but also find ways to guarantee that everyone has access to the food they need for an active and healthy life.

To put in place a more coherent and effective system of governance of food security at both national and international levels.

To make sure developing countries have a fair chance of competing in world commodity markets and that agricultural support policies do not unfairly distort international trade.

To find ways to ensure that farmers in both developed and developing countries can earn incomes comparable to those of secondary and tertiary sector workers in their respective countries.

To mobilize substantial additional public and private sector investments in agriculture and rural infrastructure and ensure farmers’ access to modern inputs to boost food production and productivity in the developing world, particularly in low-income and food-deficit countries.

Considering that 30 or more countries are currently experiencing food emergencies, to agree more effective mechanisms for early reaction to food crises.

To ensure that countries are prepared to adapt to climate change and mitigate negative effects.

 

 

News stories

The FAO Food Price Index rose by nearly two percent, or four points, from December to January 2012 â its first increase since July 2011. Prices of all the commodity groups in the index registered gains, with oils increasing the most, followed closely by cereals, sugar, dairy products and meat. At its new level of 214 points, the index stood 7 percent lower than in January 2011.
Millions of people in South Sudan will face hunger this year if urgent action is not taken according to a joint report issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme. The report is based on the joint Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission to South Sudan, conducted in the worldâs newest nation.
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The path to the Summit

Three important events have prepared the ground for the Summit:

The High-Level Expert Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050 examined policy options that governments should consider adopting to ensure that the world population can be fed when it nears its peak of nearly 9.2 billion people in the middle of this century.

The Committee on World Food Security considered reforms that will enable it to play a much more effective role in the global governance of food security.

The theme of World Food Day this year is how to ensure food security in times of crisis.


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