Bangladesh, July 15 -- General of the Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) has launched a new strategy to move past the coronavirus pandemic and emphasized on working very hard to limit COVID-19's damaging effects on food security and nutrition.

"We must work very hard to limit COVID-19's damaging effects on food security and nutrition", QU Dongyu, the FAO DG said in his opening remarks launching the new strategy: "We need to be more country-driven, innovative and work closely hand in hand."

To provide a coordinate response that ensures access to nutritious food globally, resources and partnerships must be mobilize at country, regional and global level, requiring a $1.2 initial investment.

The new programme aims to mitigate the immediate ...