AGRICULTURE Secretary William Dar, along with his counterparts from Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore and Laos, has committed to continue pursuing innovative programs to attain sustainable agricultural production and food systems amid the pandemic.

In a virtual meeting on Monday, the six agriculture officials issued a joint statement, leading to the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in New York in September this year. A pre-summit for the UNFSS will be held in Rome on July 26 to 28, 2021.

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