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ROME, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Farmers across the
world must connect agriculture with the
protection of biodiversity and
the environment to have a sustainable food supply system in the wake of
the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) said Tuesday.
"Biodiversity is vital to improving agricultural and food production
and maintaining our planet's resources and ecosystems," Qu Dongyu,
director-general of the FAO, said in a statement after a videoconference
discussion on the "transformative force of the 'farm to fork' and
biodiversity strategies to build healthy and sustainable food systems."
Qu said that global food system sustainability required more than
technical solutions. "This requires key policy decisions, and in this
regard, the European Union (EU) just made a big step," he said,
referring to the European Green Deal, a set of policy initiatives aimed
at making the EU "climate neutral" and more sustainable no later than
2050.
The measure was approved by the European Commission in 2019 and by
the European Parliament in January. "We are ready to work together with
the environment sector; to accompany the changes across the entire food
system, from production to consumption," Qu said.
Tuesday's discussion included input from senior European Commission
officials in the sectors of health and food safety, agriculture, and the
environment. Rome-based FAO has been headed by Qu, a former
vice-minister of China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,
since July 31, 2019.
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