Nicaraguan President
Urges Alliance vs Food
Crisis
Nicaraguan President,
Daniel Ortega, says
Central American
countries need to draft
a plan to confront a
looming food crisis as a
group.
Ortega says the region
needs to finance
farming, ensure basic
food supplies, and form
a production and
marketing alliance to
promote local farm
goods.
Central American farmers
depend on imported oil,
fertilizer and seeds to
operate. But recent
increases in oil and
grain prices could make
things harder for them,
in a region where
malnutrition is already
common.
Ortega spoke at rally in
Managua Tuesday
alongside Bolivian
President Evo Morales.
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez canceled his
appearance after falling
ill with a cold. |
