On the first day of the Forum, the Director General of IOFS gave a speech and co-chaired the session: One of the World’s Major Concerns! Food Security, Geostrategy and Climate Change Threatening Food Security. The program discussed the challenge of delivering sustainable food security for a population of over 9 billion in the coming decades. Moreover, in order to further enhance cooperation between IOFS and CMF, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two parties.
On the sidelines of the forum, the IOFS conducted and attended various important meetings with high-level participants of CMF to discuss strengthening cooperation and exchanging valuable information . H.E. Prof. Yerlan A. Baidaulet was invited to a meeting by the President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, and held a meeting with Ambassador Jean-Paul Carteron, Chairman and Founder of the Crans Montana Forum and the WDA World Diplomatic Academy. The Director General of IOFS also met with H.E. Dr. George Agyekum Donkor President of the Bank for Investment and Development ECOWAS, H.E. Ahmed Mathobe Nunow Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Alpha M. Barry Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, Mrs. Emanuele Claudia Del Re Special Representative for the Sahel in European Union, and Dr.Conrad Rein, Policy Officer & Co-Chair GDPRD Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries.
