APEC 2017 prioritises food security in response to climate change
Ensuring food security in response to climate change is one of the four prioritised topics proposed by Vietnam for the APEC Year 2017 agenda, said an official.
Participants talk at the APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security Meeting (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Ensuring food security in response to climate change is oneof the four prioritised topics proposed by Vietnam for the APEC Year 2017 agenda,said an official.
Tran Kim Long,Director of the Department of International Cooperation under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development, revealed this information in an interview withthe Vietnam News Agency on the sideline of the three-day APEC PolicyPartnership on Food Security (PPFS) Meeting, which kicked off on February 25.
According to the official, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,the chair of the meeting, proposed three initiatives: Action plan for the APEC StrategicFramework on Rural-Urban Development to Strengthen Food Security and QualityGrowth; Action plan for the APEC Programme on Food Security and Climate Change;and the Can Tho declaration on sustainable growth and food security in responseto climate change.
It also putforth two suggestions focusing on the development of agribusiness to supportthe transformation of rural labours in APEC member economies, and the impact ofclimate change adaptation on food security strategies.
These proposalshave been applauded by participants of the meeting, said Long, adding that theylay a foundation for upcoming APEC activities, particularly a high-level policydialogue on food security and sustainable agriculture slated for August in theMekong Detal city of Can Tho.
Alongside PPFS,the ministry has also been actively engaging in meetings of other APEC groups,including the Disaster Risk Reduction and Oceans and Fisheries Working Groups,as well as the Expert Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade.-VNA
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A series of meetings took place in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa on February 25 within the framework of the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 1).
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Participants talk at the APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security Meeting (Photo: VNA) 
