Turkey minister of agriculture and forestry on Wed called for international and multilateral cooperation to address food insecurity.
In his speech to the seventh ministerial meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization on Farming in “Our primary responsibility is to leave a habitable place,” said Vahit Kirishi, the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. world to me future generations. “
Food security is affected by fluctuations in Food prices are increasing population Changing consumption habits, climate change and its effects on Agricultural production, limit of Natural Resources decrease in Water resources, rapid urbanization and migration, insufficient of Logistics infrastructure and the COVID-19 pandemic in Kirişci said in recent years.
“While millions of children are stunted or emaciated, more And the more children And adults are becoming overweight or obese,” reviewing the uneven distribution of Sources.
On the other hand, 1.3 billion tons of Food that corresponds to approx one-Third of food product for Human consumption, wasted and wasted due to socialeconomic, environmental, and most importantly, climate change problems,” He said.
Krishi stated that Russia’s war in Ukraine worsened issue And “it is expected to have dire consequences for Post-displacement food security outcomes of millions of Ukrainians”.
The minister They said 13% of ECO region with a population of Approximately 550 million people are still undernourished and face severe food insecurity.
“To counter the growing demand in Kirishi said that in the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization, enhancing the productivity of crops and livestock is essential” market contact is also Vital to strengthening rural and urban links.
Kirishi also Invites all ECO member states to the regional conference on Reducing food waste and waste in Europe and Central Asia to be held in Istanbul in October, the eighth seed conference scheduled in Azerbaijan in Dec.
he is also He stated that Turkey is ready for this share experience in Agriculture and cooperation with The member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
