13.04.2012 - UN calls for curbs on commodity speculators

The UN has called for concerted political efforts to end excessive speculation on food commodities and curb food price volatility. Food was a basic human right, and the priority for agriculture should be to produce nutritious food that was accessible to people at all times, UN assistant secretary-general for economic development Jomo Kwame Sundaram said. “Action to curb food price volatility is essential,” he warned...............................................Full Article: Source

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