NAM talks on food security in Bali<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, in its capacity as chairman of the
\nNon Aligned Movement (NAM), will host a five-day ministerial
\nmeeting on food security in Bali beginning on Oct. 7, says
\nMinister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah.<\/p>\n
\"President Soeharto will open the meeting,\" he told reporters
\nin his office here yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said that out of NAM's 111 countries, 30 have already
\nconfirmed their attendance.<\/p>\n
The minister also said that representatives from Germany, the
\nNetherlands, Canada and Finland will attend the Bali meeting as
\nguest participants.<\/p>\n
In addition, he said, representatives from China and Croatia
\nwill attend as observers, while Director General of the Food and
\nAgriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf will arrive on Oct.
\n10 for the meeting.<\/p>\n
Sjarifudin also explained that Director General of the
\nInternational Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Klaus Lampe is also
\nscheduled to participate in the meeting.<\/p>\n
The minister also cited that Indonesia will propose
\napprenticeship programs which will include an exchange of farmers
\nand agricultural experts between participants to ensure food
\nsecurity among NAM members.<\/p>\n
President Soeharto was awarded a special medal by FAO in 1986
\ndue to his achievement in promoting food and agricultural
\ndevelopment. Indonesia, formerly one of the biggest rice
\nimporters in the world, achieved self-sufficiency in rice in
\n1984.<\/p>\n
The NAM members which have confirmed participation in the Bali
\nmeeting include Bangladesh, Benin, Colombia, Ethiopia, Gambia,
\nIraq, Iran, Seychelles, North Korea, Comoros, Syria, Ghana,
\nEgypt, Mali, Thailand, Sierra Leone, South Africa, India,
\nPakistan, Myanmar, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines,
\nMadagascar, Jordan, Togo, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Saudi
\nArabia.(hdj)<\/p>",
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