The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Vietnam held a ceremony on October 15 to mark World Food Day 2020 (October 16) and the 75th anniversary of the FAO.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)in Vietnam held a ceremony on October 15 to mark World Food Day 2020 (October16) and the 75th anniversary of the FAO.
Themed “Growth, Nourish, Sustain. Together,” WorldFood Day 2020 is being marked during a veryexceptional time as many countries are dealing with the widespread effects ofthe COVID-19 pandemic, FAO said.
World Food Day should as a result be considered as anopportunity to call for global cooperation and solidarity to make sure thethreats COVID-19 is posing to food security and agricultural livelihoods areconfronted and the most vulnerable are able to get back on their feet.
It is also an occasion to sensitise the public on howeverybody has a role to play in transforming food systems by changing the way theyproduce, transform, consume and waste food.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister ofAgriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said Vietnam’s agricultureplays an important role in ensuring food security, social order and livelihoods for about 65 million people in rural areas, contributing 14 percent of thenational gross domestic product (GDP).
Despite natural disasters and epidemics in 2020,Vietnam’s agricultural production has remained stable, he said, adding that apart from ensuring foodsecurity for nearly 100 million residents, Vietnam earned over 30 billion USD from farm produce exports in the first nine months of this year, withtrade surplus reaching 7.3 billion USD.
Notably, rice export stood at 2.48 billion USD, up12.5 percent as compared to the same period last year.
On this occasion, the MARD called on relevant agenciesto respond to the International Year of Health Plant.
Rana Flowers, FAO Representative in Vietnam, said her organisation pledged to further support Vietnam in completing goals of the 2030 Agenda andsustainable development goals.
She handed over the FAO’s letter of commitment to theMARD, under which the orgnisation will fund the technical support project onbuilding the strategy and action plan for plant health management. /.
Vietnam and FAO agreed a country programme framework for cooperation between 2017 and 2021 during a ceremony to mark the 37th World Food Day held in northern Bac Kan province on October 14.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 16 to mark the 38th World Food Day and 40 years of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s presence in Vietnam.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Vietnam Albert Lieberg called for urgent actions to end hunger and malnutrition at a meeting in Hanoi on October 14 on the occasion of World Food Day (October 16).
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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
