In exchanges with the Director General of the FAO, the Cuban will to promote South-South cooperation was reaffirmed
At the meeting, Minister Ydael Pérez confirmed the commitment to promote the transformation of agri-food systems.
FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu this Friday recognized Cuba’s progress in the agri-food sector, measures to improve food production and the Food Sovereignty and Nutrition Education Plan.
During a meeting with the island’s delegation at the 37th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), chaired by Minister of Agriculture Ydael Pérez, the executive director of that organization also praised the work of its representation in Cuba.
At the meeting, the Caribbean state reaffirmed its commitment to fostering the transformation of agri-food systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable.
Referring to the Food Sovereignty and Nutrition Education Plan, the Minister of Agriculture stressed that since its creation and implementation, he has received technical assistance from the FAO under the Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation of Food and Nutritional Security program funded by the European Union.
He also stressed the importance of the cooperation and technical assistance offered by the FAO in Cuba in the drafting of the Food Sovereignty and Food Security Bill, as well as the resources and funds that will be mobilized for sustainable and environmentally friendly production.
In an exchange with the Director General of the FAO, the country’s will to promote South-South cooperation and its commitment to the hand-in-hand initiative to support the Republic of Haiti was reaffirmed.
The Cuban delegation also showed the evolution of the programs and projects that the FAO is implementing in Cuba, in total harmony with the Cuban policy and the organization’s strategy for the period 2022-2031, in order to achieve “better production, better nutrition, a better environment and… a better life.”
The 37th FAO Latin America and Caribbean Conference drew to a close this Friday after five days of debates that identified three priority areas of work for the next two years: sustainable agri-food systems, prosperous and inclusive rural societies, and agriculture. sustainable and resilient.
In conclusion, Qu Dongyu stated that “the region can and must rise to its challenges and move to the forefront of world food and agriculture. The world’s food security requires it, and the best way to do that is to transform its agri-food systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable.”
