Vietnam zeroes in on hunger elimination

Poverty alleviation and hunger eradication has been a consistent priority for Vietnam and the country is committed to achieving these goals in cooperation with the international community, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said in Hanoi on December 13.

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Dung was speaking at the first meeting of the National Steering Committee for the ten year (2016-2025) Zero Hunger Action Program.

At the first meeting of the National Steering Committee for the ten year (2016-2025) Zero Hunger Action Program in Hanoi. Photo: toquoc.vn

The program was established by the Prime Minister in 2014 in response to the “Zero Hunger Challenge” of the United Nations, a major initiative to eradicate hunger worldwide.

Vietnam’s action program targets ensuring enough food and nutrition for all citizens towards improved physical and intellectual health; and towards fulfilling sustainable development goals (SDGs) of food security and sustainable agricultural development.

There are five specifics targets under the action program, including ensuring food and nutrition for people all year around; no malnutrition among children under two; development of a sustainable food system; most small-scale farmers enjoying increase in productivity and income; and no wastefulness and loss of food.

The program will create an institutional platform to design and implement food security and nutrition policies measures in a coordinated manner so as to have a sustained impact on national food security, poverty reduction and development of new rural areas (under criteria set by the Government).

Funds for the program will be mobilized from international donors as well as allocations made to target programs earmarked by the Government.

Dung said Vietnam has participated resolutely and effectively in the “Zero Hunger Challenge” and has gained many achievements in human development, particularly poverty reduction.

He urged relevant ministries and agencies to proactively and resolutely implement tasks to help improve the efficiency and efficacy of the action program.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the nation’s poverty rate reduced from 46.9 percent in 1990-1992 to 9 percent in 2010-2012 period. The national plan aims at “basically tackling poverty” by 2020.

Source: VNA

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