Military Conflicts Threaten to Undermine Battle Against Rural Poverty (Inter Press Service)

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan was quoted in an Inter Press Service story about the extent to which global insurgencies and political upheaval are undermining efforts to reduce rural poverty. Asked if military conflict was an obstacle to fighting rural poverty, Dr. Fan said, “Absolutely. We have seen increased correlation between conflict, poverty and hunger. It is the regions or countries in conflict, (where) poverty and hunger levels are the highest.”