With the goal of strengthening the exchange of knowledge regarding food security and sustainable agrifood systems, from Monday, November 9, until next Friday is being held in Caracas an exchange between specialists from the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and Venezuelan multidisciplinary teams, focusing on Food Balance Sheets (FBS).
These sessions provide an opportunity to share experiences, knowledge, and methodologies for developing and updating Food Balance Sheets, tools used to estimate the national availability of food, energy, and nutrients, and which provide data for public policy planning, as explained the Instagram account of the Permanent Representation of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN) in Rome.
It adds that this exchange builds upon existing Venezuelan capabilities and experience, fostered through technical dialogue and respect for national priorities and competencies.
Likewise, this collaboration aligns with the sixth pillar of the «Venezuela Alimenta» (Venezuela Feeds) Plan, «Statistical Monitoring, Control, and Evaluation»—and contributes to national efforts toward SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) within the framework of the 2030 Agenda.
Participants at the opening of the exchange included José Avendaño, Vice Minister for Economic Policies; Francisco Fonseca, Vice Minister for Production and Commercialization at the Ministry of Food; René Orellana Halkyer, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean; Alexis Bonte, FAO Representative in Venezuela; Enrique Campoverde, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Adriana Urdaneta, President of the National Nutrition Institute (INN).
This initiative stems from agreements to strengthen technical cooperation and institutional coordination in the food sector, reached by the President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, during the recent World Food Forum.
Venezuela, a founding member of the FAO, has 81 years of historical cooperation with this multilateral organization—a relationship built through the contributions of several generations of professionals and national institutions, as highlights the Venezuelan delegation to the UN.