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    UN Food Summit 聯(lián)合國食品高峰會(huì)
    [ 2008-10-23 19:30 ]

     

    UN Food Summit 聯(lián)合國食品高峰會(huì)

    The UN Secretary General has spoken out on food production


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    Questions

    1. What measures have some countries taken to deal with rising food prices?

    2. True or false? The UN Secretary General has praised these measures.

    3. What is happening with regard to government subsidies for food production?

    4. True or false? Most developing countries need to import food from other countries.

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    UN Food Summit 聯(lián)合國食品高峰會(huì)

    Background: 聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文呼吁采取緊急行動(dòng)來對(duì)付全球高昂食品價(jià)格問題,他在今年六月羅馬高峰會(huì)議上呼吁采取措施來解決食品這一國際貿(mào)易問題。

    A number of countries have responded to the high cost of food by imposing export restrictions 出口限制, or even bans, or by seeking to control prices.

    The UN Secretary General said such measures only distort markets 扭曲/誤導(dǎo)市場 and force prices even higher. These policies are generally intended to divert supplies 改變供應(yīng)路線 to local markets and to alleviate price rises for local consumers.

    Many observers see them as understandable but ultimately counter-productive 事倍功半 because if farmers do not get the full benefit of increased prices, the incentive 動(dòng)力 for them to increase production is weakened.

    Those incentives are sure to be a key element in the global response to the current food problem. Already, the prices of many food crops 糧食作物 - although still high - have come down from their peaks 高峰期 in the expectation of substantial supply increases 實(shí)質(zhì)性地增加供應(yīng) for some crops in the coming season.

    The shape of the global food business is also affected by government subsidies, 政府補(bǔ)貼 notably in the United States and Europe.

    Cuts in those subsidies are a key part of global negotiations 全球磋商 underway in the World Trade Organisation 世界貿(mào)易組織, and Mr Ban called for a rapid resolution of those talks.

    But even if the talks do end soon, and there has been some sign of progress at WTO headquarters in recent weeks, the significance of subsidy cuts 削減補(bǔ)貼would be longer term.

    Lower subsidies in the rich countries world might make it a little easier for less subsidised farmers to compete and develop the capacity to feed their own countries.

    Many developing countries 發(fā)展中國家, including most in Africa, do not currently produce enough to meet their own needs.


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    Answers

    1. What measures have some countries taken to deal with rising food prices?

    They have limited exports of food and attempted to control prices.

    2. True or false? The UN Secretary General has praised these measures.

    False. Ban Ki Moon criticised these practices, saying they push food prices up and distort markets.

    3. What is happening with regard to government subsidies for food production?

    Talks are taking place at the WTO to cut government subsidies especially in the US and Europe.

    4. True or false? Most developing countries need to import food from other countries.

    True. Many such countries do not produce enough food to feed their people.



     
     
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