A Sustainable Food Future for Human and Planetary Health
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Statement by Shenggen Fan
Director General, IFPRI
(as prepared)
G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina
27 July 2018
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to commend the G20 Agriculture Ministers for their continued commitment to achieving sustainable development, eliminating hunger and malnutrition, and combating climate change—largely under the frameworks of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement.
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