FAO director general to visit St. Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), José Graziano da Silva arrives here next month on a two-day visit, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines was one of two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries recognised by the FAO for significantly reducing undernourishment ahead of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline and Prime Minister Gonsalves had journed to Rome to receive the award.
He told reporters that da Silva will attend the CARICOM summit in Trinidad early next month before visiting Kingstown from July 9.