By SPA,
Bern, Switzerland : The U.N. has decided to set up a task force headed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to tackle the global food crisis.
Ban says U.N. leaders will take a series of medium and long-term measures with the first priority the US$755 (¤483) million shortfall in funding for the World Food Program.
The secretary-general told reporters in the Swiss capital Tuesday that the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization has a US$1.7 billion (¤1.09 billion) plan to provide seeds for farmers in the world’s poorest countries.