FAO Director-General calls for critical investments in agriculture in Lake Chad Basin

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva calls on the international community for urgent support - a combination of immediate food assistance and food production support in addressing the hunger crisis in the strife-torn Lake Chad Basin. The crisis afflicting the region is rooted in decades of neglect, lack of rural development and the impact of climate change, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.