General David Nabbaro

UN: Investments in farming needed to stave off world hunger

UN: Investments in farming needed to stave off world hungerGeneva - United Nations Assistant Secretary General David Nabbaro said Thursday that the best way to prevent hunger and sustainably reduce poverty was to invest in agriculture.

"Over the last 25 years many countries have cut back on investment in agriculture," he said.

Nabbaro warned that countries were finding it difficult to meet the UN's Millenium Development Goals, including halving the number of hungry people globally by 2015.