Efforts to eradicate hunger by 2025 continue through the sixth Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean meeting.“As we gather here in Georgetown, Guyana, 52.5M persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, our sisters and brothers, are under-nourished. Many of these persons are our children,nhl jerseys outlet,” said Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, Thursday.The two-day meeting, which concluded yesterday,Wholesale Jerseys, looked at the progress made at the national and sub-regional level to achieve food and nutrition security (FNS) in the region; the activities carried out by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations? (FAO) supporting the Initiative; the new challenges and needs at the national/sub-regional level for the Initiative; the regional governance of FNS; and the role of the regional integration bodies,Supply Cheap Jerseys, the Initiative and the Committee on World Food Security.Representatives of the Latin American and Caribbean countries participated in the meeting, as well as parliamentarians,Wholesale Jerseys Online, representatives of international organizations and civil society.Dr. Ramsammy said that agriculture has played a critical role in reducing poverty and hunger over the last century and it must continue to play a pivotal role in pursuit of a hunger-free society. He made reference to the improved gross world food production which went from 1.84B tons in 1961 to 4.38B tons by 2007.”I am confident that we will meet the goal of a hunger-free Latin America and the Caribbean by 2025, confident because we have nurtured a strong collaborative team. The collaboration includes the Food and Agriculture Organization,” said the Agriculture Minister.FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean, Florita Kentish,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, said that the meeting is another step towards fostering stronger bonds and sharing new and creative ideas towards the eradication of poverty and hunger.“We meet today to continue our battle for our people to eradicate this scourge of poverty and hunger” said Kentish.She added that although the participating countries all come from many different cultural backgrounds the coming together at the meeting show their commitments as one to work towards the single goal of ensuring that hunger is eradicated by 2025.This event has been held on an annual basis since 2006. This is the first time that Guyana has been the host country.