Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will officiate at the virtual National Food Systems Dialogue in Suva today.
This three-day meeting is part of Fiji’s continued preparations for the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) that will be convened by UNU Secretary-General António Guterres in September later this year.
The Government says the Fiji National Food Systems Dialogue aims to transform food systems to be healthier, safer, more sustainable, more efficient, and more equitable.
It states that it acknowledges the role of food systems and the importance of how we produce, process, trade and consume food to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to the Government statement, the national dialogue will also engage the perspectives of different stakeholders to discuss and agree on a pathway for local food system transformation and how to make food systems more inclusive.
Fiji joined countries from around the globe in May this year as it launched its national UNFSS preparations with the staging of five Action Track Dialogues.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are providing technical support to the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture and Fiji UNFSS Convenor throughout the UNFSS process and in the lead-up to the Summit in September.
