Food Security: Agriculture Key to Conflict Prevention, Says FAO Chief

Jul 5, 2018 | Business Standard
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Agriculture plays a vital role in averting conflict and promoting lasting peace, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva said on Thursday, stressing how warfare worsens global hunger. Almost half the population of violence-hit countries lives in rural areas, where livelihoods largely depend on agriculture, according to FAO. Hunger is on the rise and one of its main driving factors is conflict, according to two recent FAO-led reports, the State of the World's Food Security and Nutrition (2017) and the Global Report on Food Crises (2018).