United Nations-Forecasts of tough times for farmers.

UNITED NATIONS-CONERNS OVER THE FUTURE.

Tighter credit amid the global financial crisis could make it

harder for farmers to expand production, increasing chances for a repeat of

last year’s soaring food prices, the head of the United Nations’ food agency

warned. Speaking to reporters at a biennial U.N. food-policy conference in

Bangkok, Jacques Diouf, director-general of the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture

Organization, said the number of undernourished people world-wide continues to

rise, despite a recent decline in food prices.