Press Room

April 1, 2010: UN food agenda to feature at feed congress

CANCUN, MEXICO — Officers from the specialist agri-food arm of the United Nations will be in Mexico in April for a congress that is being billed as the world feed industry’s most significant event in 2010.

The III Global Feed & Food Congress opens on April 20, 2010, in Cancun, Mexico. It is being organized by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) with technical assistance from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

FAO representatives will be among the delegates coming from all parts of the world, to describe and discuss their work to address food security issues especially in the developing countries.

“We are working closely with FAO in this area,” says IFIF Chairman Dave Cieslak, “because we recognize the importance of what they are doing and because we understand that fully focused feed production will play an increasing role in achieving greater food security.”

The III Global Feed & Food Congress in Cancun, Mexico (see http://www.globalfeed-food.com) runs on dates of April 20-23, 2010, and is hosted by the Mexican Feed Manufacturers Association, CONAFAB.