UN Food Agency said high food prices persist in the developing world and 31 countries need emergency assistance.
"For the world's poorest countries that invest up to 80% of their budget in agriculture, the food price crisis is far from over", FAO's deputy Director-General Hafez Ghanem said.Investment in Agriculture in developing countries must be a "global priority", he added.
"Though food prices came down since recent riots, wheat and corn prices have gone up and the exported rice price has been even higher than before the crisis", according to a report of the UN Food Agency.
The FAO holds a summit on food security in Roma from Monday. Togo President, Faure Gnassingbe, will attend the summit.
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Opening at the end of the year
The juxtaposed Noépé-Akanu checkpoint (Togo-Ghana border) should be operational at the end of the year.
IMF staff concludes virtual visit to Togo
In EnglishAn International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Togo, held virtual meetings with the Togolese authorities from June 1–18, 2021.
IL NE FALLAIT PAS MANQUER
Début du championnat le 28 novembre
SportLa Fédération togolaise de football (FTF) a dévoilé samedi le calendrier de la saison 2021-2022.
Solidarité continentale
Union AfricaineLe ministre des Affaires étrangères, Robert Dussey, participe à Addis Abeba à 39e session ordinaire du conseil exécutif de l’Union africaine.
L'agriculture togolaise se transforme
CoopérationUne unité de transformation de fruits et de légumes a été inaugurée jeudi à Tsévié.
Ils sont un million
SantéLa barre du million de togolais vaccinés a été franchie. La campagne se poursuit.
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