news

The FAO urges food industry to do more to support healthy foods

5
SHARES

Posted: 1 October 2019 | | No comments yet

The FAO’s Director-General calls on the food industry to transform production and supply and value chains.

FAO urges food industry to do more to support healthy foods

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Director-General, Qu Dongyu, has called for the food industry to do more to support healthy foods, and to reduce food loss and waste throughout the cycle of food systems from farm to fork.

“Nutrition should not be an end in itself, but rather a means to a healthy, happy life,” Dongyu said.

The food sector has a critical role in achieving food security and nutrition as it influences the production, processing, retail and marketing of the food that we consume, Dongyu noted.

 

Reserve your FREE place

 

 

Navigating the future of food safety and transparency

Join Professor Chris Elliott and expert panellists as they discuss how AI, innovation, and collaboration are shaping the future of food safety and transparency.

Examine how the industry can move from reactive to proactive risk management, respond to the rising threat of food fraud, and balance the urgent need for sustainability with the realities of fragmented regulation and economic pressure.

REGISTER A FREE PLACE NOW!

The industry has the potential to transform agriculture and food systems for better, environmental, social and economic outcomes. Dongyu said that he believes food systems must be modified through innovation and technology to be more environmentally sustainable, so that they can safeguard and use vital natural resources, such as water and soil, in a more efficient ways.

He also pointed towards the need to ensure that, at the production level, farmers are equipped with the tools, the knowledge and the capacity to improve agricultural output.

Moreover, he highlighted the importance of transforming supply chains and the relationship between retailer and consumer. Such change must be innovative and should embrace rather than resist digital technology, the FAO Director-General said.

In conclusion, he called for value chain interventions that go beyond narrow economic considerations, but that instead respect the cultural and societal concerns of people.  

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Share via
Share via