Maurizio Martina is the new Deputy General Director of FAO

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January 12, 2021 "A new chapter of commitment will open up for me in the coming days. I will leave my national political and institutional responsibilities to begin my experience in FAO as

and Deputy Deputy Director General".

This was announced on Facebook by Maurizio Martina, former minister of agricultural policies and former secretary of the Democratic Party.

"As many can understand, it is a choice full of strong personal emotions: after more than twenty years of direct political militancy, I take a new step in the

.

I am very grateful to the Director General, QU Dongyu, for the trust and to our Government for having followed the proposal through the precious work of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Farnesina as well as our Permanent Representation ".

" It is truly a chapter of fascinating and ambitious commitment.

In recent years I have always tried to give my best to support, at national level and beyond, a new vision of the responsibilities that concern us on the crucial issues of sovereignty and food security linked to the

, to the dignity of the people involved. , to the resilience of the territories ", explains Martina.

" The experience of

and the work at the ministry of agricultural, food and forestry policies in the last legislature allowed me to develop skills even better and to enrich my background on this front.

Whether it was the fight against illegal hiring or the defense of the income of our farmers, I have always let myself be guided by some mandatory principles ".

" Now the possibility opens up for me to continue this commitment at the service of an extraordinary multilateral experience such as the FAO working on themes of the

agenda

, of the next Food Summit promoted by the UN and on the "Food Coalition" project presented by Italy ".

" I believe in a new season of multilateral cooperation, which can be measured without reticence even with its limits, to offer the right answers to the international community today and in the future.

Never before has the

, the fight against hunger, the defense of the planet's biodiversity and support for more equitable and sustainable agricultural and food systems are dramatic urgent and decisive issues ", still says the former minister.

Never before has the technological and digital revolution imposes new working coordinates, if it wants to be for everyone and not for a few, even when we think of food. And this is all the more true during and after the

pandemic

we are facing. The virus is a fearful multiplier of hunger and health crisis and environmental crisis have an essential point of decline in food and agricultural issues ".

"Everywhere in the world people in food distress are dramatically increasing, we also see it in our latitudes. The systems of production, processing and consumption of food need courageous choices to be fairer. The"

"goal

of the Agenda In order not to be missed, 2030 for Sustainable Development immediately needs concrete turning points - continues Martina -. In short, there is a lot of work to be done and to be able to measure up to these challenges from FAO I think it is a great opportunity that is full of responsibility. and commitment. I believe in a new season of cooperation and multilateralism ".