Remarks at the Opening Press Conference at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011

Zoellick, Robert B.

关键词: GROWTH RATES;    EMPLOYMENT;    BORROWER;    RED TAPE;    ACCOUNTING;   

RP-ID  :  103533

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Robert B. Zoellick, World Bank Group President, addresses thebiggest threat to the poor around the world: high andvolatile food prices. The Bank released an updated Food Price Watch that underscores the need for the G20 to put foodfirst. The key driver behind the upward spiral in the foodprice index has been sharp rises in the prices of wheat,maize, sugar, and oils. He discusses the global foodprice hikes which have pushed about 44 million people intoextreme poverty. He focusses on global action tohelp small holder farmers, with seeds and fertilizer, betterweather forecasting, better means to get produce to markets,also food and effective safety nets for the most vulnerablepeople. He concludes that we need global action to ensure wedo a better job of feeding the hungry before we face thefuture challenges of feeding the expected nine billionpeople in the world in 2050. Zoellick fields questions on causes of the price hikes, measures needed in emerging market countries, a special Trust Fund Facility, Egypt and Tunisia, the longevity of the crisis, and civil problems in Libya.