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FAO / BOLSTERING RESILIENCE OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

While countries in Europe and Central Asia are grappling with conflict and environmental challenges, they are well positioned to pursue the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems and have already taken steps towards achieving many of the core Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, said Tuesday in remarks opening the 34th Session of the Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia (ERC).

The Conference is chaired by the Republic of Moldova and is held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 14 to 17 May 2024.

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Date 05/14/2024 3:50 PM

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Shotlist STORY: FAO / BOLSTERING RESILIENCE OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
TRT: 02’:16’’
SOURCE: FAO
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 MAY 2024, ROME, ITALY

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, FAO Headquarters in Rome
2. Med shot, people arriving at FAO
3. Zoom in, sign reading “FAO Regional Conference for Europe”
4. Wide shot, FAO plenary hall
5. SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General: “Globally, we are facing critical times marked by food insecurity and fading prosperity.”
6. Med shot, FAO Director-General speaking
7. Med shot, audience listening
8. SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General: “While the Europe and Central Asia Region is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it continues to see devastation and loss of lives and livelihoods from, among others, natural disasters and man-made disasters. The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to hamper regional efforts, and beyond, to achieve the SDGs. As I always say, peace is a prerequisite for food security, and the right to food is a basic human right”.
9. Wide shot, FAO Director-General speaking
10. Wide shot, audience listening
11. Med shot, audience listening
12. SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General: “Innovations in technology, policy, finance, and social aspects are crucial for steering agrifood systems toward climate resilience. More responsible investments are needed to support transition of countries towards more climate-resilient and environmentally friendly agrifood systems, while also protecting biodiversity and enjoying food diversity.”
13. Wide shot, FAO Director-General speaking
14. Med shot, audience clapping
15. Wide shot, Inauguration of the ‘AgriInnovate’ Exhibition in FAO atrium, Viorel Gutu FAO's ad interim Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative for Türkiye and Uzbekistan (left), Vladimir Bolea, Chair of the Conference and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (centre), FAO Director-General (right)
16. Med shot, ribbon cutting Vladimir Bolea, Chair of the Conference and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (left), FAO Director-General (centre), Viorel Gutu FAO's ad interim Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative for Türkiye and Uzbekistan (right)
17. Wide shot, group photo

Script While countries in Europe and Central Asia are grappling with conflict and environmental challenges, they are well positioned to pursue the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems and have already taken steps towards achieving many of the core Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, said Tuesday in remarks opening the 34th Session of the Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia (ERC).

The Conference is chaired by the Republic of Moldova and is held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 14 to 17 May 2024.

FAO’s aim for this week’s governing body meeting is to help Members from the region localize priorities and establish collective objectives that emphasize leadership, partnership and national ownership of efforts to facilitate concrete initiatives to achieve the SDGs at home and abroad, he said.

SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General:
“Globally, we are facing critical times marked by food insecurity and fading prosperity.”

Comprising 53 Member countries and the European Union, and spanning nine time zones from Lisbon to Vladivostok, the four-day Regional Conference is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and best practices on the most effective solutions in support of agrifood systems transformation, and to engage in discussions to identify the most suitable responses to issues such as the continuing recovery from earthquakes, flooding, the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

He noted that economic growth in the region, as well as digital innovation in the agrifood sectors, are lagging the rest of the world, adding that nonetheless the potential is very high. Low levels of hunger in the region are an opportunity to make sure that farmers receive ample social support in recognition of their efforts, Qu said.

SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
“While the Europe and Central Asia Region is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it continues to see devastation and loss of lives and livelihoods from, among others, natural disasters and man-made disasters. The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to hamper regional efforts, and beyond, to achieve the SDGs. As I always say, peace is a prerequisite for food security, and the right to food is a basic human right”.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has major impacts on FAO’s core mandates, entailing immense human suffering and major destruction of assets and livelihoods close to home, while also significantly disrupting trade flows for countries reliant on exports from agricultural powerhouses involved. FAO continues to closely monitor those implications and provides Members with regular, comprehensive information on the effects of the war and other crises that weigh on agrifood systems, the Director-General said.

Emphasizing FAO’s commitment to providing all the support needed, the FAO Director-General urged Members to take the lead, nationally, regionally and beyond, in pursuing agreed goals, particularly to increase the resilience of agrifood markets; provide humanitarian and social protection responses to vulnerable groups; invest in trade infrastructure and logistics; increase responsible investments in agriculture to enhance productivity; strengthen information, assessment and analytical systems focusing on food security and nutrition; and to develop innovative solutions to common challenges.

He particularly called for innovations and more responsible investments in technology, policy, finance and social aspects that can steer agrifood systems towards climate resilience, while also protecting biodiversity. Tackling food loss and waste is a notable opportunity in the region, Qu added.

SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General:
“Innovations in technology, policy, finance, and social aspects are crucial for steering agrifood systems toward climate resilience. More responsible investments are needed to support transition of countries towards more climate-resilient and environmentally friendly agrifood systems, while also protecting biodiversity and enjoying food diversity.”

FAO advocates deploying True Cost Accounting (TCA) to measure and value the costs and benefits generated by agrifood systems in order to facilitate improved decision-making, to address hidden environmental, health and social impacts, which amount to around $3 trillion annually in the region at purchasing power parity.

FAO is committed to continuously providing technical expertise and mobilizing resources in support of the three regional priorities ERC Members have identified: empowering smallholders, family farms and youth; transforming agrifood systems and facilitating market access and integration; and managing natural resources sustainably and preserving biodiversity.

In the atrium of FAO Headquarters, an exhibition called 'AgriInnovate' was inaugurated after the opening ceremony of the Conference. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu hosted the event along with Viorel Gutu FAO's ad interim Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative for Türkiye and Uzbekistan, and Vladimir Bolea, Chair of the Conference and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova. Throughout the exhibit, visitors can learn about how science, technology, and innovation are shaping the future of food.

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