UN Holds Food Crisis Talks in Switzerland (2/2)


The Food and Agriculture Organization warns sharp rises in cereal prices have left 37 poor countries in an emergency situation. This has sparked food riots in many countries including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Senegal.

The meeting in Bern will also address the impact of climate change on food production and explore ways to help poor countries adapt to these changes. The growing controversy over bio-fuels is also on the agenda.

Critics argue that the cultivation of crops for bio-fuels is taking good land away from food production and causing prices to rise. Some people are calling for a moratorium on the production of bio-fuels.

The U.N. meeting is expected to come up with a plan of emergency measures to solve the immediate global food crisis. Participants also will begin to address the longer-term problems.

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联合国粮食及农业组织警告说，飞涨的谷物价格已使37个贫穷国家陷入紧急危机当中。许多国家因食物出现暴乱，这包括布基纳法索，喀麦隆，海地，象牙海岸，埃及以及塞内加尔。

在伯尔尼的会议中也将讨论研究气候变化对粮食生产的影响并且探索如何帮助穷国适应这些改变的方法。日益引发争议的生物燃料问题也是议题之一。

评论家指出种植生物燃料的农作物夺走了种植粮食所需的土地，从而引发粮价上涨。一些人呼吁暂缓生产生物燃料。

预计，联合国此次会议将制定一个紧急措施来应对当前的全球粮食危机。与会者也将开始讨论一些长远的问题。





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