{"id":21910,"date":"2024-09-02T16:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T16:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21910"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T16:37:46","slug":"un-general-assembly-president-assures-success-for-caricoms-25-by-2025-food-security-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/un-general-assembly-president-assures-success-for-caricoms-25-by-2025-food-security-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"UN General Assembly President Assures Success for CARICOM\u2019s 25% by 2025 Food Security Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25% by 2025 food security agenda for Guyana and CARICOM is poised to be a landmark achievement, according to Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the conclusion of his four-day visit to Guyana, Francis expressed strong confidence in the initiative\u2019s success and its potential impact on the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his visit, Francis engaged with President Irfaan Ali and various sectors of Guyanese society, focusing on the food import bill reduction plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that the agenda is not only about cutting foreign exchange spent on food but also about boosting food production, creating jobs, and improving the well-being of the region\u2019s people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere will be no failure. There is going to be a significant achievement in the output and production of food in this region, providing a solid foundation for future growth, whether over the next 5 years or 10 years,\u201d Francis stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the agenda is to expand food production and enhance regional food security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis highlighted that even if the 25% target is not fully met, the progress made would still represent a significant improvement over current conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis\u2019s visit included a tour of the National Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), where he praised the innovative approaches being implemented to achieve food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams The 25% by 2025 food security agenda for Guyana and CARICOM is poised to be a landmark achievement, according to Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21910","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=21910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21925,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21910\/revisions\/21925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}