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FAO rolls out its global initiative “One Country One Priority Product”
Budapest, Hungary-28/07/2022: The Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO) today launched in the Europe and Central Asia region the
Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One
Country One Priority Product. This global initiative aims to make agrifood
systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.
Introduced by FAO’s Director-General in September 2021,
One Country One Priority Product focuses on greening and promoting sustainable
value chains of special agricultural products – local products with a special
value that have not been mainstreamed in agricultural research and development.
The FAO initiative brings them to the fore and accelerates their contribution
towards improved food security, nutrition, and livelihoods.
At the
virtual launch today, a broad range of actors from Europe and Central Asia
learned about the One Country One Priority Product, laid out their priorities
and comparative advantages in the food and agriculture sectors, and discussed
opportunities for increased alignment. Participants included government
representatives, development partners, research institutions, civil society,
and the private sector.
“The One Country One Priority Product initiative seeks to optimize production processes, minimize negative impacts on the environment, and maximize productivity for a given product,” said FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol in her opening remarks. “The initiative blends traditional knowledge with science, innovation, and technology to redesign value chains for the integration of special agricultural products into national, regional, and even global markets.”
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