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IGG Joint Session. Video Message By Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
Joint Meeting of the 41st Session of the Intergovernmental Group (IGG) on Hard Fibres and the 43rd Session of the IGG on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres.
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By Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General 27 May 2024
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
1. I am pleased to welcome all the participants and to express my sincere appreciation to the
Government of Brazil for hosting this session.
2. The fibres sector, and particularly the JACKS fibres - jute, abaca, coir, kenaf and sisal - hold
significant market and commercial benefits for many low-income countries and emerging
economies.
3. They represent renewable raw materials, requiring little, if any, chemical or other major
inputs.
4. At the same time, they provide employment and income for rural communities, while
contributing to food security, especially in times of drought.
5. Income generation empowers individuals and communities to improve food security and
their access to healthy diets.
6. The JACKS are also an important source of export and foreign exchange earnings for some
of the poorest countries in the world.
7. Fibres are an important economic activity with global production estimated at around USD
60 billion, while trade is valued at around USD 30 billion annually.
8. The JACKS sector can significantly contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda, reducing
hunger and poverty, supporting rural development,
9. And contribute to empowering women, especially rural women, who are largely involved in
both harvesting and processing of JACKS and the marketing of products.
10. While traditional markets for natural fibres have declined, JACKS fibres are being
increasingly used in innovative products such as composites, building materials, furniture,
and packaging products, as they are also eco-friendly.
11. For example, sisal waste can be used to generate biogas, animal feed and fertilizers.
Dear colleagues,
12. We need to transform our agrifood systems and scale up targeted actions if we want to
eradicate hunger and malnutrition.
13. The JACKS sector can play a significant role in contributing to our efforts to transform the
way we produce, consume, and manage our environment and ecosystem.
14. However, the sector faces several challenges that need to be addressed such as the impacts
of the climate crisis, unsustainable practices along the value chains, stagnant productivity
levels, lack of financing and research and development, and limited market access for
smallholder producers, among others.
15. Science, technology, and innovation should be at the centre of our actions in addressing
these challenges, with more and better public and private investments, new financial
instruments, and greater collaboration among all partners.
16. The Action Plan being developed for the sector captures the vision of the IGGs towards
building a more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable sector.
17. The FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31, based on the Four Betters – better production,
better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life – can provide the support needed for
the transformation, leaving no one behind.
18. I wish you a fruitful meeting with concrete solutions going forward.
19. Thank you.
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