On June 9th, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the global food crisis. Nourhan ElSheikh, professor of political science at Cairo University; Oleg Kobyakov, Director of the FAO Moscow Office; Ivan Timofeev, Programme Director, Valdai Discussion Club; H. E. Mohamed Yongawo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sierra Leone to Russian Federation; Eduard Zernin, Chairman of the Board of the Union of Grain Exporters, participated. The discussion was moderated Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club.