[PIO] Meeting of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment with the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr.Petros Xenophontos, met yesterday, Saturday 1 July 2023, with the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Dr. Qu Dongyu, on the sidelines of the 43rd Session of the FAO General Assembly, in Rome.

Xenophontos underlined the need to highlight the challenges of global food security and malnutrition as well as the need to transform agri-food systems into more sustainable and resilient ones. The impact of the climate crisis on biodiversity and the importance of integrated water management and agro-ecological zones for sustainable agriculture were highlighted. The positive impact that Digital Agriculture can have on rural communities was also discussed, as well as the importance of ecotourism and e-commerce for rural areas.

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