VOA慢速英语:FAO Conference to Focus on African Food Security

短语讲解：

1. Representatives of more than 50 countries gathered in Tunisia capital Tunis last month for the agency's 28th yearly Conference on Africa.

more than 超过; 在…次以上
例句：More than 160 people were killed.
超过160人在袭击中丧生。

2. But it says the continent continues to suffer from low agricultural productivity, low incomes in rural areas and high rates of malnutrition.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨;
例句：I often suffer from unaccountable headaches. 
我常莫名其妙地头疼。 

3. That is crops, livestock, [fisheries], forest products and the value chain activities related to it, including technologies, communication, ICT – everything that could attract youth into it because it's big monies," said Tijani.

relate to 涉及; 同…有…关系
例句：All these questions relate to philosophy. 
这些问题都跟哲学有关。 

4. The FAO says, agricultural production in African countries has increased less than one-percent every year, compared to two-percent in other developing countries.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为;与...相比
例句：They have nothing to compare to.
没有东西让他们来比较。