Hungary continues to seek close cooperation with FAO

The agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that Hungary continues to seek close cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).

The ministry said in a statement citing István Nagy, the minister of agriculture, after he met FAO’s assistant director-general Viorel Gutu, that during its upcoming European Union presidency, Hungary plans to highlight the importance of reducing food waste and poverty that still exists in various parts of the world.

Nagy congratulated Gutu on his recent appointment, adding that it was highly important to Hungary that the FAO operated a regional center in Budapest. He pledged to further strengthen existing cooperation.

Under the arrangements of the Hungarian EU presidency, a high-level international conference will be held with the cooperation of the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in October, focusing on food waste, the statement said.

The minister said Hungary had made considerable contributions to helping Africa, aiding efforts to stop migration, and sending grain to Africa through the World Food Programme.

Commenting on education, Nagy said that young people who obtain a degree thanks to an FAO scholarship should also receive help at home because they possess internationally essential knowledge and experience.

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