China urges more intl cooperation in agriculture

The governing council of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development has held a two-day meeting in Rome to discuss poverty reduction and food security for rural communities. Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu attended the meeting.

Hui said the organization has made important contribution to the global endeavor for grain production and poverty reduction. He said that over the past 35 years grain output has doubled in China which had become the first country to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goal of cutting poverty by half.

The Vice Premier said joint efforts were needed by the international community to ensure adequate food supplies and to reduce poverty. Hui also attended an meeting with delegations from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain. He urged them to expand agricultural investment and become partners to benefit people in each country.