Nations should avoid dropping aid or restricting trade amid the financial meltdown, the head of a U.N. food agency said Wednesday, warning that such steps could increase the risk of hunger and put pressure on food prices in the poorest countries.
Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Jacques Diouf expressed concern that the injection of capital into the financial system could push governments to rethink their commitments to development aid.
"If there is a recession, naturally it will be more difficult to mobilize resources for agriculture in developing countries, but also the income of people will not increase," Diouf said in an …
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