The World Bank has forcefully emphasized the importance of agriculture to jump-starting economic expansion and breaking the cycle of poverty. UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon has created a working group to define a common plan of action, and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed a global partnership for food.
各国和国际组织已经行动起来。联合国粮农组织认为，食品价格上扬导致全球冲突增加。达沃斯世界经济论坛把食品供应脆弱列为对人类的主要威胁。世界银行已经大力强调农业在促使经济增长以及打破贫困循环上的重要性。联合国秘书长潘基文成立了工作组来制定行动规划，而法国总统萨尔科奇建议创立全球食品伙伴关系。