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249351
Fri, 07/27/2012 - 14:39
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Du Pont Calls for Collaboration to Secure Food Security in Asean
SINGAPORE, July 27 (Bernama) -- To address the urgent need to feed a growing
population which will reach nine billion in the world including 650 million
alone in Asean by 2050, DuPont called on Friday for a common security metric for
increasing global food security.
Carl Lukach, President DuPont East Asia who made the call at the Third
DuPont Asean Media Forum held here Friday, said DuPont had commissioned the
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to develop the Global Food Security Index to
help the world understand better how best to meet the population growth
challenge.
"It is a comprehensive measurement tool that addresses the need for
specific metrics to illustrate what food security looks like at the local level,
country by country and globally. What gets measured gets done," he said.
DuPont has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global
marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since
1802.
The Forum was attended by representatives from the Food & Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, EIU, and over 20 reporters from six
Asean countries including Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and
Philippines.
Lukach said its food security index, which addresses the underlying factors
of food security and highlights areas for improvement and reforms, is intended
for governments, academics, NGOs, researchers, and farmer organisations in the
region to share a common language and chart a comprehensive food security
programme.
"Together, we can accomplish what no one can do alone. Through collaboration
and working on the following principles, we can provide solutions to make
the world a better place," Lukach said.
DuPont, which is committing US$10 billion to R&D globally and introduction
of 4,000 new products, will focus on producing more food, enhancing nutritional
value, improving sustainability and safety in food and agriculture, boosting
availability of food and its shelf life and reducing waste, he added.
--BERNAMA