Food Coalition.

Question 1

Who has launched it and why?

Answer 1

Considering catastrophic food crisis caused by Covid 19 Pandemic and the urgency to tackle it, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has launched

Question 2

What is the aim?

Answer 2

Increase resilience of agricultural food systems and ensure global food access.

-alliance would work as a network of networks and a multi-stakeholder coalition for a unified global action to ensure food access and increase the resilience of agricultural food systems in response to COVID-19.

Question 3

What are the key objectives of alliance?

Answer 3

Mobilising resources, expertise and innovation.

Advocating for a joint and coordinated COVID-19 response.

Promoting dialogue and exchange of knowledge and expertise among countries.

Working towards solution-oriented plans and programmes.

Expanding international cooperation and partnership for a longer term impact.

Question 4

What is FAO?

Answer 4

Specialized agency of UN

Estd:1945

HQ:Rome,Italy

Sector:Food & Agriculture

India is member

Question 5

What is FAO Food Price Index?

Answer 5

FAO Food Price Index (FPI) is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities.

Question 6

Why do we need such United efforts?

Answer 6

Global food prices continued to rise in October for the fifth successive month, according to the FAO Food Price Index also released November 5

COVID-19 could add up to 132 million more people to the ranks of the world’s undernourished in 2020