date:Nov 12, 2012
country or in one region. We need to strengthen the global governance of food security, added Graziano da Silva.
Tight cereal balance
According to Food Outlook, the balance between global cereal supply and demand is forecast to tighten considerably in 2012-13, due mainly to likely declines in wheat and maize outputs. World cereal production is forecast to fall by 2.7 per cent from previous year's record crop, leading to a 25-million-tonne contraction in world stocks.
While the FAO Cereal Pr