ROME, July 24, 2023 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community to form an activate coalition for "Climate-Resilient Food Systems" alongside strengthening partnership for effective agri-food technologies in climate hotspots. "We need to activate the Coalition for Climate-Resilient Food Systems that Bangladesh agreed to co-lead during the UN Food Systems Summit in 2021," she said as she laid out a five-point proposal in the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment Conference here. The Bangladesh premier made the call at the plenary session on "Food Systems and Climate Action" at the FAO headquarters in the Italian capital. Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Tunisian President Kais Saied and Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani and FAO Director General Dr Qu Dongyu, among others, spoke at the session. The Prime Minister invited foreign investment for sustainable deep sea fishing in Bangladesh's maritime areas in the Bay of Bengal.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 24, 2023 17:05 UTC