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Food crisis spurs research spending

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Submitted by susan on Thu, 2008-05-01 14:22

More than 20 United Nations development agencies joined the World Bank and the World Trade Organization this week in Bern, Switzerland, to discuss emergency humanitarian aid and other measures to combat the growing world food crisis. The World Food Programme says it needs an extra US$755 million just to meet existing needs for food aid.

thesaurus: 
Agriculture
Agricultural Research
Food Prices
Food Supply
WTO
International Organisation
World Bank
South Africa
China
Brazil
India
Food Security
Main Topic: 
Agriculture
Author: 
Declan Butler
Name of the Journal: 
Nature
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Publication Date: 
01/05/2008