Dr. Zhuang Jian, a senior economist with Asian Development Bank. [File photo: sina.com.cn]

Some international financial organizations have swung into action to mitigate the impact of the grain price crisis. The Asian Development Bank has said it would give up to 500 million US dollars in emergency loans to countries hardest hit by the crisis. Our reporter Dan Dan talked with Dr. Zhuang Jian, a senior economist with Asian Development Bank.

That is Dr. Zhuang Jian, a senior economist with Asian Development Bank, sharing with us his opinions on the international grain price crisis.