(VOVworld) – Vietnam is attending the 144 th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation Council, which began in Rome yesterday/ on Monday.

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat at the event Source: VNA

The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, delivered a report on the outcomes of the 31 st FAO Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific in Hanoi in March. With the theme ‘food security and poverty reduction in rural areas’, the conference discussed measures to ensure food security and help rural residents to reduce poverty levels. The delegates suggested that the FAO also provides support for the region to cope with the challenges emerging from the negative impacts of climate change and natural disasters. On the sidelines of the FAO Council, Minister Phat met with FAO officials to discuss a FAO-funded project worth half a million USD to control the spread of disease amongst shrimps.