Rising food prices, causes, consequences and policy responses, how is food price inflation affecting people, private and public sector responsibilities, ways for a better cooperation, sustainable investment in agribusiness etc. are on the conference agenda.

The participant officials share the global concern regarding food price inflation as a result of accelerated increase of agricultural products costs. As food products represent an important component of population’s consumer goods, their price constitutes a vulnerable subject for a series of transition countries.

Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan are among the participant states.

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