{"id":3134,"date":"2016-08-30T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T07:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hah.hr\/?page_id=3134"},"modified":"2016-10-27T10:04:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T09:04:57","slug":"naslovnica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hah.hr\/en\/wfd2016\/naslovnica\/","title":{"rendered":"World Food Day 2016 International Conference: \u201eClimate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Croatian Food Agency (HAH) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized, on 14 October 2016, an international conference entitled \u201eClimate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.\u201c to mark the World Food Day. The conference was organized under the high auspices of Kolinda Grabar Kitarovi\u0107, the President of the Republic of Croatia, and under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection of the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n

An excellent turnout and diversity of participants attested the importance of this year’s theme of the conference. \u201eThis international conference brought together about 200 representatives of the national and international scientific community, competent authorities, industry and consumers \u0301 organizations, united in common desire to approach issue of the impact of climate change on agriculture and food security systematically, timely and with gravity which it really requires\u201c, said in her opening word Director of Croatian Food Agency, Andrea Gross Bo\u0161kovi\u0107.<\/p>\n

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In the opening part the audience was welcomed and addressed also by Denis Ambru\u0161, Deputy Major of City of Osijek, \u017deljko Kralji\u010dak, Deputy County Prefect of the Osijek-Baranja County, Reuben Sessa, representative of the FAO, Ru\u017eica Pali\u0107 Kramari\u0107, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Health, and Tomislav Ki\u0161, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n

In the transmitted video message, FAO Director-General said that the agricultural sector can play a key role in solving the issue of negative impacts of climate change, and concluded following: \u201eWorld Food Day 2016 is an excellent opportunity to determine how best to respond to these challenges.\u201c<\/p>\n

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The first part of the plenary sessions was opened with a presentation entitled \u201eClimate smart agriculture \u2013 Sustainable development in a changing climate\u201c<\/a>. This type of agriculture, supported by FAO itself, was presented by D.Sc. Reuben Sessa, Climate Change and Energy Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia at FAO and the envoy of FAO Director-General.<\/p>\n

One of the most respected members of the Croatian scientific community \u2013 professor emeritus and member of the Academy Ferdo Ba\u0161i\u0107, delivered a detailed and very educational presentation entitled \u201e20 years after world food summit, Rome 1996: From \u201eFood for all!\u201c to carbon balance in the soil as a guideline of sustainable farming in changed climatic conditions.\u201c<\/a><\/p>\n

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Angelo Maggiore, Scientific Officer in the Scientific Committee and Emerging Risks Unit of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), talked about climate change as a potential driver of emerging risks for food safety<\/a> through the activities of EFSA.<\/p>\n

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This part of the plenary session was closed with presentation \u201eClimate changes and mycotoxins \u2013 A challenge in creating policy and legislation\u201c<\/a> by Ana Marija Crni\u0107, Head of State and Border Sanitary Inspection Sector at Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n

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According to the programme, first part of the conference was followed by discussion and questions of the participants. Presentations and discussion were moderated by Vlatka Buzjak from the Croatian Food Agency.<\/p>\n

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After the break, the second part of the plenary session was opened by \u017dana Po\u010du\u010da, Senior Expert Adviser at Directorate for Climate Activities, Sustainable Development and Protection of Soil, Air and Sea, Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, who informed the audience of activities on the European and national level in terms of adaptation to climate changes<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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Very interesting presentation entitled \u201eThe role of the meteorological service in adapting agricultural production to climate changes and weather extremes\u201c<\/a> was delivered by famous meteorologist and Assistant Director at Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Republic of Croatia, D.Sc. Branka Ivan\u010dan Picek.<\/p>\n

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The next presentation, \u201eHealth and economical consequences of vector-borne diseases \u2013 The impact of climate changes?\u201c<\/a> was delivered by Tomislav Ki\u0161, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Agriculture. He presented how climate change and the intensification of trade significantly increase the incidence of vector-borne diseases.<\/p>\n

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Prof. D.Sc. Danijel Jug delivered the presentation \u201eAdapting agriculture to climate change \u2013 What should be done?\u201c.<\/a> <\/u>He once again pointed out that to deal with climate change, we firstly must change our attitude towards agricultural production, in order to reduce the negative impacts of agriculture on the environment, and that for successful adaptation to climate change is necessary to act together.<\/p>\n

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At the end of the second part of the plenary sessions, Andrea Gross Bo\u0161kovi\u0107, Director of Croatian Food Agency, informed the audience of edible insects as food and feed for nutrition.<\/a> Since the trend of a lack of food in the world is growing inexorably, the possibility of using edible insects as a new source of food for humans and animals must be considered.<\/p>\n

The second part of the conference was closed by discussion and questions of participants, which were moderated by Danijela Stra\u017eanac from the Croatian Food Agency.<\/p>\n

In the concluding remarks, it was pointed out that the unpredictable weather conditions and increased outbreaks of various food-borne diseases, caused by mycotoxins and other contaminants, adversely affect agricultural productivity and disrupt global availability of safe food. Since the impact of climate change on agriculture and food safety represents a multidisciplinary problem, joint actions of the whole society are necessary as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

At the end of the conference, Director of the Croatian Food Agency concluded that \u201eWhen dealing with climate change issues, the cooperation of all stakeholders of society is needed to ensure the economic progress at the national and international level as well. More than ever, cooperation of science and economy is needed, in order to ensure the long-term well-being of the whole society.”<\/p>\n

As an introduction to the conference, on October 13th, 2016, in Urania Cinema in Osijek, was held free screening of the documentary \u201c10 Billion – what’s on your plate?\u201d, in front of around 150 spectators. This documentary speaks boldly and openly about the increasing problem of lack of food in the world, and bring into question what kind of food will we actually eat when the world population grows to ten billion people.<\/p>\n

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