The High-Level Conference on World Food Security was a conference held in Rome on 3–5 June 2008 under the auspices of the
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; . (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, , translates ...
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.
The conference focused 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
Food prices refer to the average price level for food across countries, regions and on a global scale. Food prices affect producers and consumers of food. Price levels depend on the food production process, including food marketing and food di ...
made food production much more important. U.S. Agriculture Secretary
Edward T. Schafer was among the participants. Discussions hit a snag over debates about language on trade embargoes and export restrictions.
In the short time of the meeting, richer nations were not able to come to an agreement on changes to agriculture and trade policies as well as the use of biofuels.
See also
* United Nations
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2007–2008 world food price crisis
World food prices increased dramatically in 2007 and the first and second quarter of 2008, creating a International crisis, global crisis and causing political and economic instability and social unrest in both Poor countries, poor and develop ...
References
External links
FAO websiteFact sheets/features/press releases
FAOSTAT websiteFAO's David Lubin Memorial Library
Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations conferences
Diplomatic conferences in Italy
21st-century diplomatic conferences
2008 in international relations
Food security
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