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G20 agriculture ministers meeting in Istanbul - FAO Director-General to attend

Food waste and losses, sustainable food systems to be in the spotlight

Istanbul, Turkey | 8 May 2015

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva will join Turkish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock M. Mehdi Eker and other ministers and  senior officials from G20 countries at the upcoming G20 agriculture ministers meeting in Istanbul, Turkey (8 May). Graziano da Silva will deliver a speech during the event.

At the close of the session, a final Ministerial Communiqué will be adopted as the basis for G20 action on food security, agriculture and related issues during Turkey's presidency of the bloc. The communiqué will focus on four main themes:  sustainable food systems, investment in agriculture, agricultural productivity growth through research and development and supporting smallholders, and managing food losses and waste.

A press conference will be held from 13:15 to 14:00.

WHO:         M. Mehdi Eker, Turkish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
                      Other G20 ministers
                      José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO

WHAT:       G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting

WHEN:       Friday 8 May 2015
                      13:15-14:00: Press Conference

WHERE:     Grand Tarabya Hotel
                      Haydar Aliyev Cad. No 154, 34457, Tarabya, Sariyer, Istanbul

 

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