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Showing posts with label Global Agriculture and Food Security Program. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Global Agriculture and Food Security Program. Show all posts

6/21/2011

World Bank unveils hedging tool to aid poor farmers

(Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday launched a new agricultural hedging tool to help farmers in developing countries curb increasing food price volatility.

The launch of the Agricultural Price Risk Management facility together with JP Morgan Chase & Co precedes a June 22-23 meeting in Paris of G20 agriculture ministers seeking a deal on improving global food security amid increasing global commodity prices.