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.
A LIRE AUSSI
IMF staff concludes virtual visit to Togo
An 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.
ARISE IIP launches Togo’s first integrated industrial zone
In EnglishArise Integrated Industrial Platforms will officially inaugurate the Plateforme Industrielle d’Adétikope (PIA) on June, 6th 2021.
IL NE FALLAIT PAS MANQUER
La menace B et C
SantéL’hépatite B et C est toujours très active dans le pays. Le taux d’infection serait de 15%.
Anticiper une sortie de crise sanitaire
DéveloppementLe pouvoir togolais pense déjà à l’après-pandémie et il a raison.
Changement des comportements et des mentalités
EnvironnementLe Togo est confronté à des inondations récurrentes. Il y a les changements climatiques, mais pas seulement.
De l'or, enfin
SportClarisse Agbégnénou s'est imposée en finale des 63 kg face à la Slovène Tina Trstenjak mardi à Tokyo.
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