Tuesday, October 19, 2010 15:12 WIB | National | | Viewed 213 time(s)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Countries grouped in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have agreed to develop their agriculture in sustainable ways to help solve the global issue of food security, Agriculture Minister Suwono said.
"Food security has now become a serious and urgent global problem that needs to be addressed immediately," he said here Monday.
Suwono said the agreement to develop agriculture in sustainable ways was reached at the first Ministerial Meeting of APEC on Food Security held in Japan, October 16 - 17, 2010.
Nowadays, Suwono added, a quarter of the world`s population living in APEC countries was suffering from malnutrition and the condition was being worsened by natural disturbances interrupting the food supply in those countries.
Therefore, Suwono said , as a means to fulfill the demand of regional food supply and contribution against food security globally, APEC members were prepared to lend a hand in the agricultural sector.
In developing agriculture sustainability, Suswono said, APEC members should increase their food supply capacity and heighten their agricultural preparedness against natural disasters.
Development of rural communities and overcoming the challenge of global climate change ware also needed to solve the problem.
The minister said at the First APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security hold in Niigata, Japan, agreement was also reached to facilitate investment, trade and markets.
Promoting investment in agriculture, facilitating trade in food and agricultural products, reinforcing trust in agriculture markets and improving the security of food supply and trade were needed to overcome the food security problem.
At the meeting, the ministers from APEC countries also issued a Niigata Declaration on APEC Food on Security to which Indonesia contributed two points on efforts to achieve sustainable food security.
The two points stressed the importance of local resources in effecting food diversification and regional cooperation in overcoming food emergencies in the Asia Pacific region. (*)
"Food security has now become a serious and urgent global problem that needs to be addressed immediately," he said here Monday.
Suwono said the agreement to develop agriculture in sustainable ways was reached at the first Ministerial Meeting of APEC on Food Security held in Japan, October 16 - 17, 2010.
Nowadays, Suwono added, a quarter of the world`s population living in APEC countries was suffering from malnutrition and the condition was being worsened by natural disturbances interrupting the food supply in those countries.
Therefore, Suwono said , as a means to fulfill the demand of regional food supply and contribution against food security globally, APEC members were prepared to lend a hand in the agricultural sector.
In developing agriculture sustainability, Suswono said, APEC members should increase their food supply capacity and heighten their agricultural preparedness against natural disasters.
Development of rural communities and overcoming the challenge of global climate change ware also needed to solve the problem.
The minister said at the First APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security hold in Niigata, Japan, agreement was also reached to facilitate investment, trade and markets.
Promoting investment in agriculture, facilitating trade in food and agricultural products, reinforcing trust in agriculture markets and improving the security of food supply and trade were needed to overcome the food security problem.
At the meeting, the ministers from APEC countries also issued a Niigata Declaration on APEC Food on Security to which Indonesia contributed two points on efforts to achieve sustainable food security.
The two points stressed the importance of local resources in effecting food diversification and regional cooperation in overcoming food emergencies in the Asia Pacific region. (*)
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