Xinhua | 2012-10-26
By Agencies
Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme
(WFP) on Friday jointly observed World Food Day, re-vowing to work
together to end hunger in the country, according to a joint media
statement.
The day was held here at the Royal University of
Agriculture under the theme "Agricultural Cooperatives: Key to Feeding
the World" by reaffirming their dedication to working with communities,
civil society and the private sector to end hunger in lifetime, the
statement said.
This year's World Food Day aimed to raise public
awareness and highlight the impact of agricultural cooperatives and
producer organizations in providing food security, generating income,
creating employment and lifting people out of poverty, it said.
The
event was presided over by Chan Sarun, Minister for Agriculture, and
was attended by Nina Brandstrup, FAO Representative in Cambodia,
Jean-Pierre de Margerie, WFP Country Representative, Senior
Representatives of the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, the
Ministry of Education, and the Council for Agricultural and Rural
Development.
In addition, some 1,300 participants including
donors, officials, community-based organizations, non-governmental
organizations, farmer's associations and students also took part in
this celebration.
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