UN Holds Food Crisis Talks in Switzerland (2/2)
The Food and Agriculture Organization warns sharp rises in cereal prices have left 37 poor countries in an emergency situation. This has sparked food riots in many countries including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Senegal.
食物和农业组织警示谷物的价格急剧上升已经让 37 个国家处于危险状态。这引发了许多国家的粮食恐怖，包括布基纳法索， 喀麦隆，海地，象牙海岸，埃及和塞内加尔。
The meeting in Bern will also address the impact of climate change on food production and explore ways to help poor countries adapt to these changes. The growing controversy over bio-fuels is also on the agenda.
在伯尔尼举行的会议也将宣布气候变化对粮食生产造成的副面影响并且探索各种方法帮助贫穷国家适应这些变化。 关于生物燃料的争论也提上议程。
Critics argue that the cultivation of crops for bio-fuels is taking good land away from food production and causing prices to rise. Some people are calling for a moratorium on the production of bio-fuels.
评论家议论说为用于生物燃料的庄稼的种植将好的土地用掉，减少了粮食生产的优良土地，引起了价格上涨。 一些人正呼吁让生物燃料的生产延期。
The U.N. meeting is expected to come up with a plan of emergency measures to solve the immediate global food crisis. Participants also will begin to address the longer-term problems.
联合国会议被寄以期望可以提出一个紧急方案来解决全球粮食危机。与会者也将会开始讨论较为长期的问题。
posted @ 2008-05-02 19:42
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