High-Level Conference on World Food Security (2008)
- High-Level Conference on World Food Security (2008)
The High-Level Conference on World Food Security was a conference held in June 2008, under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Its formal name was "High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy". The Conference followed Expert Meetings and Stakeholder Consultations held by the FAO between January and April 2008. [ [http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/conference/en/ High-level conference description] , FAO website. ] ]The conference focussed on the world food price crisis, climate change and agriculture and food vs fuel issues. One major issue was whether to increase production of biofuels, or whether global increases in food prices made food production much more important. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward T. Schafer was among the participants. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080605/ap_on_re_eu/un_food_crisis_summit_eat_or_drive UN summit: corn on table or in tank?] By ARIEL DAVID, Associated Press Writer, Jun 5, 2008. ] Discussions hit a snag over debates about language on trade embargoes and export restrictions. [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1212659671587&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull UN food summit hits snag] , ASSOCIATED PRESS, jpost.com, Jun 5, 2008. ]
ee also
* United Nations
* 2007–2008 world food price crisis
References
External links
* [http://www.fao.org/ FAO website]
* [http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/ Fact sheets/features/press releases] ,
* [http://faostat.fao.org/ FAOSTAT website]
* [http://www.fao.org/library FAO's David Lubin Memorial Library]
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