Lennart Bage, President, IFAD The full impact of the present food crisis is still unknown. What is certain is that its origins are much older than perceived. One of the three UN agencies whose role is to avert food crises like this is the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). It bankrolls projects to develop skills and capabilities of farmers, to fight poverty and increase food production. IFAD's president for the past seven years, Lennart B