Food security policies and measures are well developed, supplemented by applied agricultural research and a comprehensive crop insurance scheme
I wish, therefore, to congratulate all those dedicated international civil servants and national and other experts and consultants on the assiduous and valuable work they have done in the preparation of the Rio Conference and beyond
Based on our experience, we have no reservation in giving our full support to FAO’s efforts in integrating environment and sustainable development criteria in special field programmes and projects. Once again, our Organization leads the way in meeting one of the most important challenges of our generation, a challenge that involves a radical reorientation not only of our policies but of the ways of approaching the problems as well. …