AU Commissioner calls for integrated policies for economic advancement

 Luanda - The African Union Commissioner Josefa Sacko on Tuesday defended an interconnection between food system transformation and building resilience, with policies to promote economic growth, debt sustainability, gender inclusion and integration.

The Angolan diplomat, who is the commissioner of the Department of Rural Development, Agriculture, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, was speaking via videoconference at the 32nd Session of the Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Africa being held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

The UA commissioner underscored that human and animal health and environmental protection are fundamental aspects for the stability of the food system.

She called for the need to integrate the systemic approach to food systems provided by the United Nations Food Systems Summit held in September 2021, which is a mandatory reference to impact the food crisis.

The AU official added that African countries have been hit hard by the crisis that has hampered the gains made in the past five years by the continent.