World' s developed countries have a "duty of solidarity" to countries that have been affected by the ongoing food crisis and they must "help these countries to rebuild their trouble-hit agricultural sectors," French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier has said.
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"But, there is also a part of the population of developed countries for which food has become a source of daily difficulties and exclusion. food has become a factor of inequality and injustice," said the minister, noting that even in France, there were people who experienced varying degrees of hunger.
Speaking during the same forum, French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said the question of "what do we eat?," which incidentally was the theme of this day, "is understood differently depending on whether one is rich or poor, free to choose or forced to eat what you can."
The health minister deplored the fact that "figures related to the prevalence of overweight and obesity are not good" in the country, saying that "32.4 percent of the adult population is overweight, while 16.9 percent is obese."
In addition, Bachelot said that the health ministry, together with the ministries of agriculture and consumer affairs, had put in place an observatory to monitor the quality of food supply in the country in order to avoid "shortages."
"The observatory will play a big role in assessing the relationship between quality and price of food, taking into account the nutritional value. This new tool will allow the French people to manage their dietary intake better," said the health minister.
Two other "Agriculture and food" meetings, which will be open to the public, will be held to discuss the themes of "What agriculture for tomorrow?," in Paris on May 21, and "Who will feed the world" at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in July.
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