that all countries have the capacity to
properly address this important issue.
FAO welcomes the appeal made by the
G7 leaders in their declaration recently
made in Japan. I quote: “Good progress
has been made to combat AMR including
the adoption of the WHO Global Action
Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and
relevant resolutions by FAO and OIE.
But more needs to be done”.
I agree that much more needs to be
done and take this opportunity to call
upon G20 Countries to support FAO in
this global action plan with voluntary
contributions, either financial or in-kind.
Secondments are very welcome, since
it has been difficult to find well-trained
people in this area.
FAO has been working to reinforce
the central role of agriculture and food
systems within the framework of the
Paris Agreement. Most countries have
included agriculture and food systems
in their Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions (INDCs), particularly in
reference to adaptation.
The international community
must step up to help countries move
to the next stage: that is, to identify
specific adaptation strategies, finance
opportunities, technology transfer and
robust data collection. COP 22
in Marrakech next November will be
an important opportunity to do so.
FAO stands ready to support its
member countries to identify specific
adaptation strategies, such as through
the implementation of climate-smart
agriculture techniques and practices,
as well as through the 4 x 1000 initiative.
We are also pleased with the progress
being made in our joint work on the
Agricultural Market Information System
(AMIS) and the Tropical Agricultural
Platform (TAP).
Last year, we launched together
the G20 Technical Platform for the
Measurement and Reduction of Food
Loss and Waste. The Platform website
has been online since December 2015 in
the United Nations six official languages.
I invite you to access it to verify the
progress that has already been made. ■
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