Latin America Evaluates Food
Security Objectives
PANAMA - Experts from Latin America and the
Caribbean examine in Panama the objectives
related to food security as part of the
topics discussed at the 31st FAO Regional
Conference.
The agenda of the Organization of United
Nations Food and Agriculture's forum (FAO)
began discussion on Monday and continues
today at the technical level, to later give
way to the high-level segment (April 28-30)
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf will be
in charge of the event's opening which will
also focus on familiar agriculture and
climate change.
José Graziano da Silva, FAO's regional
representative for Latin America, said the
event provides "a special area dedicated to
design a new agenda to promote rural
development".
"That strategy requires that national
policies and programs are articulated and
coordinated with regional strategies to face
common problems".
FAO's figures state there are 53 million
people affected by malnutrition in Latin
America and the Caribbean, similar to the
amount in the period 1990-1992.
This means a step backwards regarding the
mid-2000s when this indicator stood at 45
million people.
As part of the initiatives, civil society
organizations complete details of a joint
declaration to be offered to the 31st
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