The United Nations agencies, policy makers, private sector
are pooling efforts to boost
sustainability of food security and nutrition, reports NaijaAgroNet.
This was contained in the latest report's findings, released
in Bangkok at the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy
Diets and Improved Nutrition, recently.
The symposium has drawn some 250 parliamentarians,
policy-makers, academicians, researchers, students, civil society, the private
sector and development partners from countries across the region and beyond.
Experts will discuss policies and programmes that can enable
better production, processing and distribution of food, as well as more
effective ways to promote better nutrition and healthier diets. The symposium is
convened by FAO in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), World
Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the World Bank.
The symposium was opened by FAO's Special Goodwill Ambassador for Zero Hunger in
the region, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, who
called upon the participants to work together to find solutions. "The
world has committed to zero hunger and improving nutrition as a key outcome of
the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. We must look at
improving our current systems of production and patterns of consumption, and
set a course of action."
The FAO report also highlighted a call for more innovations
to stem food loss and food waste, in a cost-effective manner, which could also
play an important part in improving overall food systems.
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