United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a huge increase in world food production to tackle a spiralling global food crisis.
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Saturn moon may have hidden ocean ... in Rome for a UN sponsored summit, that food production would have to rise by 50% by the year 2030 to meet demand. The UN chief warned of the consequences of neglecting the problem. Ban said export restrictions and import tariffs ought to be minimised to alleviate the crisis. The summit is taking place with food costs at a 30-year high in real terms, which has caused riots in many countries this year.
(Deutsche Welle)
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