"The 2009 World Food Summit, convened by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will take place in Rome, Italy, 16 -18 November 2009. World leaders will discuss the total eradication of hunger from the planet. The FAO has stated its aim to put in place a more coherent and effective system of governance of world food security. The aim of the Summit is also to make sure developing countries have a fair chance of competing in world commodity markets; to mobilize substantial additional public and private sector investments in agriculture and rural infrastructure; to agree on more effective mechanisms for early reaction to food crises, and to ensure that countries are prepared to adapt to climate change and mitigate negative effects."

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