How Could This Happen Again? The Need for Timely and Validated Information

Access to timely knowledge can accelerate agricultural development. All actors along the food chain (producers, traders, consumers, policy makers) need data, which differ on spatial, time and disaggregation levels. This information is crucial to better tackle food provision and food security issues. The FAO representative will analyze the reasons behind last price spikes and the different data needs along the global food chain, explaining how the international community responds to them.