The 11th International Food Safety Forum hosted by IFC - International Finance Corporation on May 21 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was a great success!
Industry leaders, international organizations, and government representatives came together to discuss food safety, sustainability, food loss and waste prevention, and nutrition enhancement. 🌍🍽️
The insightful discussions raised a series of key priorities, collaborative efforts, and best practices, including:
✔ The need for international standards and holistic approaches to tackle global food safety challenges.
✔Food safety management & governmental support is essential to drive change.
✔IFC and World Health Organization announced a joint assessment tool that aims to aid countries in implementing the new WHO food safety strategy, with Uzbekistan selected as the pilot country.
✔Integrating food nutrition and fortification into sustainable food systems is crucial, as fortification programs provide significant health and productivity benefits at a low cost.
✔Promoting gender diversity and empowering women in leadership roles within the agriculture sector is essential for enhancing national food systems, ensuring safe and nutritious food, and building sustainable, equitable communities.
✔Digitalizing Uzbekistan's agro-industrial sector requires public-private cooperation with government-led digital platforms and private-sector innovation.
Thank you to all speakers and attendees for a day of enriching conversations, and special thanks to our donors and partners: FIAS, GAFSP, and Bureau Veritas Group for making this event possible.
Wagner Albuquerque de Almeida, Anup Jagwani, Ashruf Megahed, Michal Rutkowski, Shelisa Samgy, Natia Mgeladze, Alan Johnson, Melvin Spreij, Simone Moraes Raszl, Paola Corrado, Kateryna Onul, Asheena Khalakdina, Suvra Chakraborty, Sara Seavey, Gulnora Makhmudova, Lukas Casey, Kairat Mazhibayev, Yuriv Zvazhenko, Tiago Van Zeller, Edite Strazdina, Elsabe Matthee, Ahmad Slaibi, Neil McKain, Bheeshm Chaudhary, Niraj H Shah Vikram Kellar, Geoffrey Ijumba, Dora Atadjanova, Malika Mukimova, Murod Khusanov, Nurmat Atabekov, Anvar Djumanov, Yuriy Zvazhenko, Vikram Kelkar, Rud Pedersen, Askarali Askarov, Munira Rasulova, Maksud Aripov, Nizom Ermatov.
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Under Secretary, Government of Nepal
5dGreat, keep up the standard and good luck for your industry to be in the priority list of importers.