U.S. Senators expressed support for the world food programmes on the background of the pandemic. The corresponding letter a group of four representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties has written to the US Secretary of state, Michael Pompeo and Minister of agriculture Sonny Purdue, the newspaper the Hill.
“Though the United States should work to ensure food supplies within the country, forget about helping countries with low income” – publishes explanations TASS.
the Senators said that now it is necessary to make efforts to avoid export limitations and market speculation. The United States can organize the supply of wheat, soybeans, corn and rice in poor countries. That they would be at risk first, in March warned the food and agriculture organization of the United Nations.
the Outbreak of a coronavirus-induced disease was recorded in the end of 2019 in Central China and later spread to most countries. In the world the number of infected people has already exceeded two million people.
