DIOUF: WIDESPREAD HUNGER A STAIN ON WORLD'S CONSCIENCE

Addressing the contract between society and agriculture at the World Agricultural Forum in St. Louis, Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), called on Sunday (20 May) for increased efforts towards ensuring all people regular access to safe and nutritious food. "Unless efforts are stepped up by national governments, international bodies and organizations of the civil society, widespread hunger - a stain on the world's conscience and a constraint to security, stability and economic growth - will remain with us in the decades to come," warned Dr. Diouf.