UN sets out food crisis measures

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged nations to seize an “historic opportunity to revitalise agriculture” as a way of tackling the food crisis.

Mr Ban told a UN-sponsored summit in Rome that food production would have to rise by 50% by 2030 to meet demand.

Mr Ban said export restrictions and import tariffs ought to be minimised to alleviate the crisis.

The summit comes as food costs have reached a 30-year high in real terms, causing riots in many countries.