GFFA Communiqué 8 th Berlin Agriculture Ministers´ Summit 2016 16 January 2016

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is an international conference that focuses on central questions concerning the future of the global agri-food industry. 

GFFA Communiqué 2016 "How to feed our cities? –  Agriculture and rural areas in an era of urbanisation“ (PDF)

We, the agriculture ministers of 65 nations, who have assembled on 16th January 2016 for the 8th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Summit during the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), 

• are aware that as much as three-quarters of the global population will live in cities and urban agglomerations by 2050; 

• are concerned that rapid urbanisation in some countries is driven by social and economic disparities between rural and urban areas; 

• emphasise that food security is a prerequisite for political and social stability and crucial for planning and managing the urbanisation process successfully...

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