35th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) held under the Chairmanship of Bhutan

35th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) held under the Chairmanship of Bhutan

• The 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35), was held from 01 – 04 September 2020, in virtual format due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Conference was held under the Chair of the Host Country, Bhutan.
• The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parshottam Rupala represented India in the conference.
• The conference focused on regional priorities and issues such as COVID 19, the state of agriculture, natural resources management, food security and nutrition.
• Bangladesh will host the 36th Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific of the  in 2022. It will be the first time that the country will host the event, ever since it joined the organisation in 1973.
• The Regional Conference is held once every two years. The first regional conference was held in Bangalore, India, in 1953.