Press Release Nº108/2014
Commissioner Tumusiime receives members of the Global Panel on Food Systems for Nutrition
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 May 2014- African Union Commission’s Rural Economy and Agriculture, Commissioner, H.E Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, yesterday 15 May 2014 received some members of the Global Panel on Food Systems for Nutrition of which she is a member. The Panel members, who included Emmy Simmons and Lynn Brown, were accompanied by the Secretary to the Panel Prof. Jeff Waage, who is also Director of the London International Development Centre in the U.K.
They discussed strategies for heightening the engagement of the Panel in the upcoming global events relevant to the advancement of nutrition. These include but are not limited to an event of the Panel in October in Brussels, an event at the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in November in Rome and the Africa day for Food and Nutrition Security in October.
The Panel members expressed their need to use the avenues to showcase nutrition best practices and success stories in the process of highlighting the importance of food systems for nutrition, nutrition for health and prosperity and also to influence policy making processes to integrate nutrition at priority level.
Commissioner Tumusiime also briefed the Panel members on the emphasis being placed on nutrition, by African leaders, Ministers and Presidents, in their new recommitments for African agricultural transformation.
She welcomed the interventions of the Panel as befitting especially for the 2014 AU Year of Agriculture and Food Security and also for the UN International year of Family Farming.
Media contact:

Ms. Carol Jilombo; Jilomboc@africa-union.org; Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke; molalett@africa-union.org; Department of Information and Communication

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Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: dinfo@african-union.org I Web Site: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia
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