“I think one of the things you shouldn't underestimate is… how export restrictions and bans can make things worse.
You watched how, during the food crisis of 2008 and 2009, it was precisely such actions that led to price hikes, ”RIA Novosti quotes her.
Okonjo-Iweala called for an end to export restrictions on the supply of agricultural products under the UN World Food Programme.
It is assumed that the draft document will be adopted within the framework of the ministerial conference in Geneva.
“I think that such a decision would again be very useful to resolve this situation,” the WTO Director General emphasized.
Earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concern that the rise in prices for fertilizers due to the situation in Ukraine threatens with a shortage of all major food crops.
The head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, Rebeca Greenspan, said that negotiations with the parties to ensure food exports from Russia and Ukraine are being constructive.