Vietnam attends Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

Hanoi, January 19 (VNA) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has participated in the 7th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Germany as part of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). At the January 17 meeting, ministers issued a statement calling for the formation of a political framework for a sustainable bio-based economy as well as joint hands in the fight against poverty and malnutrition. The statement stressed that parties concerned should set up a framework for agriculture to meet the increasing demand on food and renewable resources, with focus on strengths of bio-based economy, sustainable production and use and food security. The event drew the participation of 70 countries, including representatives of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Bank (WB). During January 15-17, the GFFA, an international forum on central issues of global agriculture and the food sector, was held with tens of discussions addressing the future opportunities, potential and challenges of the world agriculture in the direction of developing bio-based economy. The forum focused on the role of agricultural development to ensure food security for people all over the world, Minister Phat told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Berlin on the sidelines of the event. Delegates stressed that taking advantage of new opportunities to develop eco-economy should be combined with sustainable development and food security, he added.