27 Apr 2021
The First Two-stage Dialogue on Establishment of Sustainable Food Systems
On April 27, 2021, on the initiative of the RA Ministry of Economy of the, with the support of the UN Office in Armenia, the first two-stage dialogue on building sustainable food systems through inclusive value chains was held. The summit was attended by stakeholders in the field: public and private sector, international partners, scientific-academic circles, Non-governmental organizations, etc.
After the plenary session, two parallel sessions were held, one of which was about the resilience of agri-food supply chains (Moderator: Vardan Urutyan, Rector of ANAU), and the other one was about food safety (Moderator: Sergey Chakhmakhchyan, Animal health, and food safety expert at CARD Foundation). Sergey Chakhmakhchyan presented the significance of the Animal Identification and Registration project, financed by the Austrian Development Agency and implemented by CARD Foundation, and its' connection with foodborne diseases.
The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit has been one of the largest dialogues, during which there was an opportunity to discuss the role of investments in a sustainable agricultural market, the innovation of agriculture and food systems, increasing resilience in agri-food supply chains and creating opportunities, as well as the importance of animal identification and registration in ensuring food safety.
At the end of the dialogue, there was a discussion in the form of a question-answer, during which it was decided that during the next meeting there will be practical suggestions, that will be put into practice in the future.