{"id":17790,"date":"2024-04-03T01:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17790"},"modified":"2024-04-03T01:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:47:35","slug":"guyana-set-to-host-38th-fao-regional-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-set-to-host-38th-fao-regional-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Set to Host 38th FAO Regional Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming United Nations Food and Agriculture Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 38), set to be hosted in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, provided an update on the progress of preparations for the conference, which will convene over 20 high-level dignitaries starting from Monday, March 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference will focus on critical issues such as malnutrition, food security, and climate change, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will also emphasize the role of each state in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Mustapha anticipates robust discussions during the conference, particularly highlighting President Irfaan Ali&#8217;s keynote address at the opening ceremony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the first time that Guyana will host the conference, signifying the country&#8217;s leadership in the regional food security agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planning committee is currently finalizing arrangements for the arrival and commencement of the conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, Minister Mustapha chaired the virtual aspect of the conference, which concluded recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This significant event underscores Guyana&#8217;s commitment to addressing key challenges in agriculture and food security, providing a platform for regional collaboration and dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming United Nations Food and Agriculture Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 38), set to be hosted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17790","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=17790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17791,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17790\/revisions\/17791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}