CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bangladesh will host the 36th Regional Conference – for Asia and the Pacific – of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), for the first time since it joined the organisation in 1973.

Detailed explanation-2: -Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) Regional Conferences are an official forum where Ministers of Agriculture and other high officials from all Member States in the region meet to debate challenges related to food and agriculture, thus promoting regional coherence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The FAO Regional Conference for Europe is the Organization’s highest governing body for the Europe and Central Asia region. The Regional Conference ensures the effectiveness of FAO’s work in the service of Member Countries, and defines priority areas of work for the following biennium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Takayuki Hagiwara joined FAO in 2003 and is currently working as the Regional Programme Leader at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. He has been working as a natural resources management specialist for over 25 years.