According to Mehr news agency, citing the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, a specialized meeting on “Executive requirements of the national knowledge-based document on food security” was held in the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution with the presence of a group of officials and experts. Iman Eftekhari, Secretary of the Science and Technology Staff of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, discussed various aspects of the food security document in this specialized meeting.
Emphasizing the importance of the food security document, he called it a big, strong, reliable and comprehensive document and listed ten important features for it and said: This document includes various aspects of food security and fully defines it. is It also covers the four main pillars of food security, i.e. availability, access, consumption, health and resilience.
Emphasizing maximum participation, he said: In writing this document, all stakeholders, including private and public sectors, institutions, parliament, associations, and colleges have participated. Also, this consensus document has brought the opinion of different intellectual spectrums in the country in the field of food security.
The Secretary of the Science and Technology Staff of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution stated that this document was compiled realistically and with the aim of implementation and continued: its indicators are designed based on the implementation needs. Also, this document has a strong theory with one eye on resources and the other on production. The theory behind the document emphasizes regenerative agriculture.
Stating that this document has fully covered the upstream documents and implemented them precisely, Eftekhari added: This document has strong and solid supporting documents. This document has 60 subsections, each of which contains the most accurate numbers, figures and indicators.
Stating that each of the sub-documents was written by the most expert people in that field, he said: This document is based on knowledge and seeks to take advantage of neglected capacities to increase the weight of knowledge in the production of food products. It also emphasizes reducing the cultivated area, reducing water and input consumption, and increasing productivity.
The secretary of the science and technology headquarters emphasized that the food security document has many innovations, he expressed hope that these capacities will be used effectively.
Iftikhari emphasized: The food security document is an action plan that was developed with the aim of changing the existing approaches and policies in the field of food production and distribution, and accordingly, it requires the cooperation of all responsible institutions and bodies in this field.
He called one of the most important strengths of this document a strong theory based on regenerative agriculture and stated: Agriculture is known as destructive, but in this document we are looking for agriculture that can be regenerative.
He added: This document is not only a theoretical document, but an executive document that was compiled using measurable indicators, and all the institutions involved in the field of food security should consider themselves obliged to implement it.
Inter-agency coordination is necessary for the implementation of the food safety document
The secretary of the science and technology staff of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution emphasized the importance of cooperation and coordination between different institutions and organizations for the implementation of this document and stated: The successful implementation of this document requires integration and coordination between all institutions and everyone should work together. Try to achieve the goals of the document.
While inviting all institutions to actively participate in the implementation of the food security document, he expressed hope that with the full implementation of this document, we will witness an improvement in the food security situation in the country.
Food security and its impact on resistance economy
Eftekhari further pointed out the necessity of laying rails in the field of food security, and emphasized that the position of this issue as the first priority in the country should be given more attention. He also stated that the path to food security should be a continuous path that will ultimately be effective in a resilient economy and make the country resistant to external and internal events.
The Secretary of the Science and Technology Staff of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, referring to the benefits of the food security document, such as the significant participation of stakeholders and experts in the preparation of this document, its more or less consensus among those involved in the implementation of the issue, its realism and accurate indexing, and He considered being knowledge-based as one of its most important advantages.
He also pointed to the role of the food security document in creating discourse, and noted that today the issue of food security is raised as a public demand in the country far more frequently than before, and even in the cultured environments of the country, it has entered into the discourse that actually the document was drafted in This has been effective.
Iftikhari went on to say that when we face the real issues of the country and executive decisions, we must pay attention to what factors in the past caused some things that could have been realized earlier, not being addressed sufficiently and what obstacles there were. is
Dr. Eftekhari pointed out that after the notification of the food security document, we have faced several approaches and requests regarding its implementation. He stated that in order to follow up the executive structure of the document, it seems that the conflicts that have existed until now and that a specific secretariat has not taken responsibility for the implementation of this document are the main bottlenecks of work and starting work.
How to implement the food security document
The secretary of the science and technology staff of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution presented his suggestions for better follow-up of the document’s implementation as follows: a responsible body should be formed in the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad and at the same time the tasks of other institutions should be determined and the colorful presence of institutions such as the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry Health and all institutions involved in this field should exist in it. This institution can be synergistic with the Supreme Council of Health and Food Security until a decision is made about it.
In the statement of the second proposal, he stated: If the first proposal is not fulfilled, executive secretariats should be formed in the main institutions and a coordinating body at the level of the presidency or the first vice president should be established to resolve possible conflicts between these secretariats.
In the end, Eftekhari emphasized the importance of effort and intellectual support necessary for the implementation of the document, and expressed hope that we will witness the improvement of the country’s food security situation with accurate and effective decisions.
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Organization of Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion and a number of experts were also present in this meeting and expressed their opinions.
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