The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 38th regional conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC38) will allow the region to discuss challenges and top priorities in food and agriculture, aimed at fostering regional coherence in global policies.
The highly anticipated agriculture forum will be hosted in Guyana for the first time from March 18 to 21.
Discussions will focus on financing to end hunger, technological innovations to reduce post-harvest loss of food waste, and the adaptation and mitigation of the effects of climate change for a sustainable agriculture system and food security.
The conference will also address access to financing mechanisms to facilitate national programmes, promote technological transfers and capacity building, and end food hunger and malnutrition among children in the region.
Speaking at the conference’s press launch at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, on Wednesday, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha highlighted that the event will aid in formulating policies and guidance for Latin America and the Caribbean, since their agricultural food systems are extremely vulnerable.
The post-COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian/Ukraine conflict, the impact of climate change, and other factors continue to undermine the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by placing many of the targets at risk of not being met by 2030.
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