The
32nd meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO’s) Regional
Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean ended in Buenos Aires, with the
Director-General of FAO, Mr. Graziano da Silva asserting that no single
government can fight hunger alone.
The
fight against hunger, FAO boss noted, should not be the commitment of a single
government but a decision of the entire society.
He
also said the initiative against food insecurity is for every country and urged
governments to embrace the initiative alongside parliaments, civil society,
private and academic sectors.
As
revealed to NaijaAgroNet
in press statement made available by FAO, some of the issues top on the agenda
during the meeting included the challenges of food and agriculture, defined
priorities for FAO's regional work for the next two years.
Equally,
FAO said, food security, climate change adaptation, smallholder agriculture and
food safety were deliberated upon.
"The
challenges the world faces today are increasingly interconnected. You cannot
talk about food security without talking about climate change, or about
development without talking about sustainability or social inclusion; not to
mention food prices. Nor can we think that we can respond to the challenges we
are facing as individuals", said Graziano da Silva.
NaijaAgroNet recalled that the conference witnessed renewal
of commitments by governments for Latin America and the Caribbean without
Hunger in 2025.
Yinka Awosanya/LS
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