Open trade is a great tool to fight malnutrition: WTO
Sachin Manawaria | @TheDollarBiz Source - World Life Expectancy The least developed countries (LDCs) are the ones where malnutrition is at the highest, and multilateralism can play a significant role in addressing this problem, David Shark, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), said at the Second International Conference on Nutrition in Rome this week. Facts show that improved economic activity and trade in a country aids in the improvement in the per capita income of its citizens. According to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates, nearly 870 million people of the 7.1 billion people in the world (or one in eight) suffer from chronic undernourishment. Of this, almost 852 million are from developing countries, and represent around 15% ...
