{"id":17121,"date":"2024-03-08T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17121"},"modified":"2024-03-08T20:30:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T20:30:15","slug":"president-irfaan-ali-urges-caribbean-citizens-to-address-trade-barriers-for-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-irfaan-ali-urges-caribbean-citizens-to-address-trade-barriers-for-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"President Irfaan Ali Urges Caribbean Citizens to Address Trade Barriers for Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM commenced with a strong call from President Irfaan Ali for Caribbean citizens to press their leaders into removing trade barriers that hinder regional food security efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite notable progress in enhancing food security in the Caribbean region, intra-regional trade barriers persist as a significant challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali, who serves as the Chairman of CARICOM, underscored the urgency of addressing this issue, emphasizing its critical importance for the region&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali highlighted Guyana&#8217;s commitment to reducing the region&#8217;s exorbitant food import bill by 25 percent by 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the lead authority for agriculture, agricultural diversification, and food security within CARICOM, Guyana has been actively working to bolster food production and expand crop cultivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to reducing trade barriers, President Ali outlined a new target for the region: eradicating hunger and malnutrition by 2030. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ambitious goal underscores CARICOM&#8217;s commitment to addressing pressing socio-economic challenges and improving the well-being of its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistical data presented by President Ali revealed that 57 percent of the region&#8217;s population is currently affected by food insecurity, marking a significant increase compared to February 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This alarming trend underscores the urgent need for collaborative action to enhance food security and ensure access to nutritious food for all Caribbean citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali&#8217;s impassioned plea serves as a rallying cry for collective efforts to dismantle trade barriers and strengthen regional cooperation in addressing food security challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By mobilizing citizens to advocate for policy changes and proactive measures, CARICOM aims to foster a more resilient and sustainable food system that can withstand future shocks and benefit all member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As discussions unfold during the CARICOM meeting, leaders will work towards devising concrete strategies and initiatives to address trade barriers, promote intra-regional trade, and advance food security objectives across the Caribbean region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM commenced with a strong call from President Irfaan Ali for Caribbean citizens to press their leaders&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350,351,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news","category-politics","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17121"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17123,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17121\/revisions\/17123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}