LONDON, UK– Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan li has launched a new publication providing a holistic overview of the causes and challenges surrounding food security in the Caribbean and the wider global community.
President Dr Irfaan Ali signing copies of his bookTitled ““Achieving Global Food Security: The Caribbean Experience and Beyond,” Ali launched the book at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford on Saturday.
In the publication, Ali, who is spearheading the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) 25 by 25 ambitious plan to reduce its food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025, explores a number of strategic policy recommendations to mitigate the issue of food security at a time where the Caribbean is plagued with skyrocketing food and fertilizer prices and displaced labour.
The book presents an innovative pathway to achieving freedom from hunger by capitalising on the region’s comparative advantages and potential for agricultural investment.
Published in collaboration with World Scientific Publishing, the book serves as a valuable research resource for scholars and professionals pursuing knowledge and solutions on food security, international development and Caribbean studies.
The book also includes a chapter highlighting the ongoing and future initiatives in Guyana.
Renowned professor and UNESCO chair Amitav Acharya praised the book as a significantly necessary and timely contribution to one of the most pressing global issues.
