Interview: UN farm fund warns of worsening global food crisis


  • World
  • Thursday, 19 Jan 2023

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The head of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) warned at the World Economic Forum (WEF) here on Wednesday that the ongoing food crisis is likely to continue this year.

"For 2023, we're not expecting a better situation than for 2022. Some of the shortcomings in the global supply chains that we have seen in 2022 will have an impact in 2023," IFAD President Alvaro Lario told Xinhua.

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