On June 29 this year, a meeting was held by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Matera, Italy, within the framework of the Group of 20 (G20). The topic of food sustainability was discussed at the meeting in view of the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
Mario Lubetkin, ADG of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) while noting advances made in Europe, the United States and some other countries in reducing the dramatic impact of COVID-19 in key sectors of the economy and population pointed out that this has not happened in some parts of Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East where the devastating effects of the pandemic appear to be continuing to severely affect their socio-economic sectors. One sector, in particular, the food and agriculture continues to suffer from its deep impact.
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