FAO Governing Bodies


42nd Session of the FAO Conference | 14–18 June 2021

Statements


Member Country
Delivered By
Statement
Afghanistan

His Excellency Amiri Shershah

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

AudioTranscription
Angola

Son Excellence Madame Maria De Fatima Jardim

Ambassadeur et Représentante permanente de la République d’Angola auprès de la FAO

AudioTranscription
Argentina

Excmo. Sr. Don Carlos Bernardo Cherniak

Embajador y Representante Permanente de la República Argentina ante la FAO

AudioTranscription

Argentina

(on behalf of the Group of 77 and China)

His Excellency Carlos Bernardo Cherniak

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Argentina to FAO, IFAD and WFP

AudioTranscription
Australia

Hon David Littleproud MP

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management

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Azerbaijan

His Excellency Inam Karimov

Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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Bahamas

His Excellency Michael Pintard

Minister for Agriculture and Marine Resources of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

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Bangladesh

His Excellency Muhammad Abdur Razzaque

Minister for Agriculture of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

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Belarus

His Excellency Alexey Bogdanov

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus

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Belgique

Son Excellence Monsieur Frank Carruet

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent du Royaume de Belgique auprès de la FAO

Written Statement:

 
Brazil

His Excellency Fernando José Marroni de Abreu

Permanent Representative of the Federative Republic of Brazil to FAO

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Burkina Faso

Son Excellence Madame Joséphine Ouedraogo

Ambassadeur et Représentante permanente du Burkina Faso auprès de la FAO

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Cameroun

Son Excellence Monsieur Gabriel Mbairobe

Ministre de l'agriculture et du développement rural Ministère de l'agriculture et du développement rural

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Canada

Her Excellency Alexandra Bugailiskis

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to FAO

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Chile

Excma. Sra. Doña Maria Emilia Undurraga

Ministra de Agricultura de la República de Chile

AudioTranscription
China

His Excellency Tang Renjian

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Video (in Chinese only)

Colombia

Excmo. Sr. Rodolfo Zea

Ministro de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural de Colombia

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Congo

Son Excellence Monsieur Paul Valentin Ngobo

Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche de la République du Congo

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Costa Rica

Excmo. Sr. Don Luis Renato Alvarado Rivera

Ministro de Agricultura y Ganadería de la República de Costa Rica

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Côte d'Ivoire

Son Excellence Monsieur Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani

Ministre d’État, Ministre de l’agriculture et du développement rural de la République de Côte d’Ivoire

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Cuba

Excmo. Sr. Don José Carlos Rodríguez Ruíz

Embajador y Representante Permanente de la República de Cuba ante de la FAO

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Cyprus

His Excellency Mr Costas Kadis

Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of the Republic of Cyprus

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Mr Kim Chon Gil

Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO

Written Statement:

 
Denmark

Mr Mogens Kjørup

Counsellor and Permanent Representative to FAO and WFP

AudioTranscription
Ecuador

Excma. Sra. Doña Maria Cecilia Arboleda Echeverría

Consejero y Alterno Representante Permanente de la República de Ecuador ante de la FAO

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Egypt

His Excellency Mr El-Said El-Qosair

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Written Statement:

 
España

Excmo. Sr. Don Alfonso Maria Dastis Quecedo

Embajador y Representante Permanente de España ante la FAO

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Estonia

Mr Urmas Kuuse

Minister of Rural Affairs of Estonia

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Eswatini

The Honorable Jabulani Clement Mabuza

Minister for Agriculture of the Kingdom of Eswatini

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Ethiopia

Mr Efa Muleta Boru

Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

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European Union

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski

EU Commissioner for Agriculture

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Fiji

His Excellency Mahendra Reddy

Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment of the Republic of Fiji

AudioTranscription
Finland

Her Excellency Jaana Husu-Kallio

Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Finland

AudioTranscription
France

Son Excellence Monsieur Julien Denormandie

Ministre de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation

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Germany

Mr Friedrich Wacker

Head of Department, European Union Affairs, International Cooperation, Fisheries of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

AudioTranscription
Ghana

Her Excellency Eudora Hilda Quartey Koranteng

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Ghana to FAO

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Guinée

Son Excellence Monsieur Mohamed Chérif Diallo

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent de la République de Guinée auprès de la FAO

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Hungary

His Excellency Zsolt Belánszky-Demkó

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Hungary to FAO

AudioTranscription
India

Mr Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

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Indonesia

H.E. Dr. Syahrul Yasin Limpo

Minister of Agriculture, Indonesia

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

His Excellency Kazem Khavazi

Minister of Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Iraq

His Excellency Mahdi Sahar Ghailan

Deputy Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Iraq

AudioTranscription
Israel

Her Excellency Yael Rubinstein

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the State of Israel to FAO

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Italy

Her Excellency Vincenza Lomonaco

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Italy to FAO

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Jamaica

His Excellency Floy Green

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica

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Japan

His Excellency Hanashi Yasuhiro

State Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

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Kenya

Mr Kimtai Harry

Principal Secretary, State Department for Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives of the Republic of Kenya

AudioTranscription
Lao People's Democratic Republic

His Excellency Mr Thongphat Vongmany

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Written Statement:

 
Liban

Son Excellence Monsieur Abbas Mortada

Ministre de l'agriculture et de la culture

Written Statement:

 

Lithuania

Mr Donatas Dudutis

Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture

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Malta

The Honourable Anton Refalo

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

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Malaysia

His Excellency Mr Ronald Kiandee

Minister for Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry

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México

Excmo. Sr. Don Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula

Secretario de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural de los Estados Unidos Mexicano

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Monaco

Madame Isabelle Rosabrunetto

Directrice générale du Département des relations extérieures et de la coopération internationale de la Principauté de Monaco

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Netherlands

Her Excellency Carola Schouten

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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New Zealand

The Honourable Damien O'Connor

Minister for Agriculture, Biosecurity, Rural Communities, Trade and Export Growth

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Nicaragua

Excma. Sra. Doña Mónica Robelo Raffone

Embajadora y Representante Permanente de la República de Nicaragua ante de la FAO

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Nigeria

Mr Yaya Adisa Olaitan Olaniran

Minister and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to FAO

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Norway

Her Excellency Olaug Vervik Bollestad

Minister for Agriculture and Food of the Kingdom of Norway

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Oman

His Excellency Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources of the Sultanate of Oman

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Pakistan

His Excellency Syed Fakhar Imam

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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Panamá

Excmo. Sr. Don Tomas Alberto Duncan Jurado

Consejero y Representante Permanente de la República de Panamá ante la FAO

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Paraguay

Sr. Euclides Roberto Acevedo Candia

Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Asunción

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Perú

Excmo. Sr. Don Federico Tenorio Calderón

Ministro de Agricultura y Riego de la República del Perú

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Philippines

The Honourable William D. Dar

Secretary of the Department of Agriculture

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Portugal

(on behalf of the European Union)

His Excellency Pedro Nuno de Abreu e Melo Bártolo

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Republic to FAO

AudioTranscription
Republic Of Korea

Mr Byung Hong Park

Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

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República Dominicana

Excmo. Sr. Don Limber Cruz López

Ministro de Agricultura de la República Dominicana

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Russian Federation

His Excellency Sergey Levin

Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

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Samoa

Mr Tilafono David Hunter

Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Written Statement:

 
San Marino

His Excellency Stefano Canti

Minister for Territory and Environment, Agriculture, Civil Protection and Relations with the Autonomous Public Works State Corporation of the Republic of San Marino

AudioTranscription
Saudi Arabia

His Excellency Abdulrahman Bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadley

Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Sénégal

Son Excellence Monsieur Papa Abdoulaye Seck

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent de la République du Sénégal auprès de la FAO

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Seychelles

His Excellency Flavien Joubert

Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment of Seychelles

Written Statement:

 
Singapore

His Excellency Mr. Lim Kok Thai

Chief Executive Officer Food Agency of the Republic of Singapore

AudioTranscription
Slovakia

His Excellency Samuel Vlčan

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic

Written Statement:

 
Slovenia

His Excellency Jože Podgoršek

Minister of Agriculture, forestry and food of the Republic of Slovenia

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South Africa

Her Excellency Thoko Didiza

Minister for Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development of the Republic of South Africa

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Sudan

His Excellency Abdelrahman Abderaheem Hatur

Under-Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of the Sudan

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Suisse

Son Excellence Christian Hofer

Secrétaire d'État, Directeur de l'office fédéral de l'agriculture

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Sweden

Her Excellency Jennie Nilsson

Minister for Rural Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden

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Tajikistan

Her Excellency Nigina Anvari

Deputy Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan

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Thailand

His Excellency Chalermchai Sri-On

Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources

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Turkey

His Excellency Bekir Pakdemirli

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey

Written Statement:

 
Ukraine

His Excellency Taras Kachka

Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine

AudioTranscription
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon

Minister for South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth

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United States Of America

His Excellency Tom J. Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture of the United States of America

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Uruguay

Excmo. Sr. Don Carlos María Uriarte

Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca del Uruguay

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Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)

Excmo. Sr. Don Carlos Leal Tellería

Ministro del Poder Popular para la Alimentación de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela

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Viet Nam

Mr Quoc Doanh Le

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development

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Zambia

His Excellency Joseph Katema

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to FAO

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Saint-Siège

Son Excellence Monseigneur Fernando Chica Arellano

Observateur permanent du Saint-Siège auprès de la FAO, Bureau de l'Observateur permanent du Saint-Siège auprès de la FAO

AudioTranscription
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Mr. Hani Eskandar

Digital Service Senior Coordinator

[on behalf of The Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)]

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World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

Dr Adriana Blanco Marquizo

Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC

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