At the ceremony, Union Minister U
Hla Moe read out the message sent from Chairman of the State Administration
Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on the occasion of World
Food Day.
Afterwards, Union Minister U Tin
Htut Oo said World Food Day is being celebrated annually on 16 October in
various parts of the World to raise awareness of the importance of food for
human beings. This year marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Food
and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations (FAO) and the 41st
anniversary of World Food Day, and Myanmar participated in the celebration
every year.
The Union Minister emphasized that
it is an urgent task to change food production systems accordingly to the theme
of 2021 World Food Day, “Our Actions are our Future. Better Production, Better
Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life”.
Myanmar, like the rest of the
world, is experiencing climate change, natural disasters and the COVID-19
pandemic, he said. He commended the farmers in the whole country who have
continued their crop productions despite the difficulties during the COVID-19
crisis such as insufficient supply of inputs and affected supply routes.
Despite the unforeseen challenges
posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, Myanmar’s agricultural and fishery productions
and exports have not slowed down, he said. In the 2019-2020 FY, 2.58 million
tonnes of rice, 1.6 million tonnes of pulses, 2.2 million tonnes of corn, 0.17
million tonnes of sesame seed, 0.67 million tonnes of fishery products, were
exported, providing domestic and world food security.
He said his ministry is working
together with private entrepreneurs and relevant ministries to provide
effective support for the marketing, required technology assistance to
increase the productivity and quality of agricultural products, and required
capital. He added that Myanmar is a country that has traditionally been a
staple food producer due to the export of agricultural and natural products to
the neighbouring countries and the world.
As Myanmar is committed to the
Government’s policies which focus on food security, increasing per capita
income, and narrowing the gap between rich and poor in the country, this year’s
theme of World Food Day is in line with these policies. He urged to work
together for the better production, better nutrition, better environment and
better life.
MNA
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