The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is urging more public and private investment in the massive task of transforming global agrifood systems to feed a growing population, while guarding against adverse environmental impacts. “We need to accelerate the pace of agricultural growth, while paying attention to…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is urging more public and private investment in the massive task of transforming global agrifood systems to feed a growing population, while guarding against adverse environmental impacts.
“We need to create an enabling environment for unlocking both public and private investments,” in order to finance the necessary changes in how our food, fiber and feed are produced and delivered by the deadline of 2030, set for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Qu said.It is also necessary to invest in national agrifood control systems that will help make food safer and which is vital to food security and nutrition.
Qu encouraged Uzbekistan to use the tools and approaches of FAO’s Hand in Hand Initiative, for identifying and optimizing agrifood investments, and to participate in the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum from October 17 to 20 in Rome as part of the World Food Forum 2023.