On 29th of April the CGIAR released a joint CGIAR center's press briefing on the food price crisis. Overall, in responding to the global food crisis, governments and international groups must take great care to ensure that measures promote equity, stabilize and reduce food prices, and minimize trade distortions. One component of the way ahead is clear: invest in research and preserve the diversity of genetic resources – steps that will make a difference from farmers’ fields to the homes of people around the world.
References:
Media Advisory: World-leading scientists address key issues underlying food crisis – and show a way ahead -
Rising Food Prices: CGIAR Statement
Speaker Bios: short bios of Carlos Seré, Joachim von Braun, Robert Zeigler
Backgrounder Documents:
Rising Food Prices: CGIAR Statement
Speaker Bios: short bios of Carlos Seré, Joachim von Braun, Robert Zeigler
Backgrounder Documents:
- The Rice Crisis - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines
- Rising Food Prices - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC
- Rising Food Prices: a statement by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
- Soil Health, Fertility and Conservation - an overview of CGIAR research on soil management
Audio recording of press conference (audio mp3 format file, 15 MB): Download here.
Transcript of press conference: Download here
