25-05-2025
Prime Minister: National Food Security Strategy constitutes a reference for joint work with FAO
Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani affirmed on Sunday that the National Food Security Strategy constitutes a reference for joint work with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to enhance local production, reduce imports, achieve self-sufficiency in wheat, and support farmers and agricultural workers.
The Prime Minister's Media Office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): that "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received today, Sunday, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu."
According to the statement, the Prime Minister stressed "the importance of cooperation with the organization to implement the recommendations of the Baghdad Water Conferences to address climate change, which has affected the environment and caused water scarcity and the spread of desertification." He praised "the role of the Director-General and officials of the organization for their efforts in the projects implemented and sponsored by FAO in Iraq."
Al-Sudani pointed out that "the National Food Security Strategy constitutes a reference for joint work with the Organization to enhance local production, reduce imports, achieve self-sufficiency in wheat, and support farmers and agriculturalists."
The Prime Minister emphasized "the importance of the outcomes of the Carbon Economics Conference held in Baghdad and the memoranda of understanding signed by Iraq with international companies to develop the green economy."
He noted "the need to implement the outcomes of the (36) FAO Regional Conference for the Near East, held in Baghdad in 2022, and adopt it in Ministerial Declaration of Baghdad to ensure the transition to modern technological systems, support small enterprises, empower youth, and enhance the role of women."
For his part, Dongyu confirmed "continued coordination with Iraq and readiness to launch a project to enhance its ability to confront climate change, funded by several parties, including Iraq and the Organization, with a total budget approaching $40 million."
