Jacques Diouf Quotes

We cannot afford to wait to battle the disease in pharmacies and hospitals... but need to get rid of the virus in affected farmers' backyards. - Jacques Diouf

We are very anxious because the problem started in November-December of 2003. - Jacques Diouf

We also would encourage that resources be allocated to compensate those poor farmers -- and most of them are poor farmers -- who are raising these poultry ... and who, if they are not given the right incentive, will tend to hide what is happening. - Jacques Diouf

Too much time has gone by and even now we seem to focus more on addressing a possible pandemic which is spread from human to human. - Jacques Diouf

The question is, what do we do? Do we let things continue or do we change? - Jacques Diouf

The oceans play a crucial role in sustaining life on earth. - Jacques Diouf

Reducing hunger should become the driving force for progress and hope. - Jacques Diouf

None will reach the more ambitious (1996) World Food Summit goal of halving the number of hungry people. - Jacques Diouf

Later, security forces surrounded the building and stormed (it)... They arrested the man. But unfortunately, we have now a situation with two of our staff dead. - Jacques Diouf

It's normal to do that and it's good to be ready should this happen. But for the time being we have 140 million birds killed or dying or have died because of avian influenza, with $10 billion of costs ... and it is still there (in Asia) that we are having contamination to human beings. - Jacques Diouf

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