“On this very first International Day of Plant Health, we will reflect on plant health innovations for food security,” said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu in his opening remarks, adding that investments are needed in research, capacity development and outreach. “We need to continue raising the global profile of plant health to transform agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.”
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
No food security without healthy plants says FAO - ITREALMS
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As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) for the first time, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation in a field crucial for boosting food security and transforming how our food is produced, delivered and consumed.
“On this very first International Day of Plant Health, we will reflect on plant health innovations for food security,” said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu in his opening remarks, adding that investments are needed in research, capacity development and outreach. “We need to continue raising the global profile of plant health to transform agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.”
“On this very first International Day of Plant Health, we will reflect on plant health innovations for food security,” said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu in his opening remarks, adding that investments are needed in research, capacity development and outreach. “We need to continue raising the global profile of plant health to transform agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.”
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Promote healthy diets says expert - NaijaAgroNet
Agronomists and Director-General, Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Mr. Graziano da Silva, has appealed
to Portuguese-speaking countries under the auspices of Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), reports NaijaAgroNet.
Da Silva also urged them to address the rising rates of obesity,
which he described as “alarming” in develop and developing countries alike.
In 2017, he explained, almost two billion adults were overweight
in the world, of whom around 700 million are obese.
"Excessive consumption of processed foods rich in salt and
sugars is the main factor behind the increase in obesity,” he said. “Countries
must face this situation by encouraging healthy diets through public policies
that allow consumers to know the benefits and harms of what they are
eating," he said.
Tackling the problem requires redoubling efforts in nutrition
education, especially for mothers and children, and improving the information
available to consumers through the regulation of food labeling and advertising,
he added
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