Cuba: FAO Reflects Presence at Global Forum
FAO World Forum Session, Oct 15, 2024 Photo: @FAOCuba
October 15, 2024 Hour: 12:57 pm
The communiqué says that the largest annual meeting of actors in agri-food systems worldwide brings together academics and experts, young people, investors and world leaders in order to create new paths towards a sustainable, inclusive and food-secure future.
On Tuesday, a FAO message reflected Cuba’s participation in the World Food Forum 2024 taking place in Rome, Italy, from 14 to 18 October.
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The communiqué of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released on Tuesday in Havana, addresses this presence and the relevance for the future of the island’s economy.
The note indicates that a high-level delegation from this nation is participating in the fourth edition of the World Forum.
The communiqué says that the largest annual meeting of actors in agri-food systems worldwide brings together academics and experts, young people, investors and world leaders in order to create new paths towards a sustainable, inclusive and food-secure future.
Under the theme Good Food for All, Today and Tomorrow, the event includes sessions dedicated to the World Youth Action, Science and Innovation and the Hand in Hand Investment Forum.
The message stresses that speaking virtually at the opening ceremony of the event on Monday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez highlighted efforts to boost food production by increasing the cultivation of grains, rice, sugar cane and fruit as part of the Hand in Hand initiative.
Through this joint effort, we seek to create strategic alliances that boost our productive capacities to face current challenges, guaranteeing a more prosperous future for the nation, he said.
He also pointed out that the strengthening of investments in these areas seeks to satisfy domestic demand and improve export capacities in line with the national priorities expressed in the Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutritional Security Law, the Tarea Vida State Plan and the National Economic and Social Development Plan.
In this context, the Cuban leader referred to the visit to Cuba in 2023 of FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, as a fundamental element to strengthen the country’s insertion in this initiative.
The Cuban president also thanked the possibility of participating in the forum with the invitation to consider Cuba as a strategic partner for agricultural development and food security.
The communiqué mentions the Cuban delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca.
The delegation also includes the Permanent Representative to the FAO, Mirta Granda Averhoff, authorities from the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment.
Cuba is present at the FAO’s Hand in Hand Investment Forum focused on promoting investment strategies and facilitating dialogue between governments, investors and development organizations to mobilize resources to improve food security and support sustainable agriculture, concludes the communiqué distributed in the capital.
Autor: OSG
Fuente: The Star-FAO
