Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has chaired a meeting with African leaders in Rome, on the eve of the World Food Summit.
In an agreement signed on Sunday, Brazil says it will offer technical and scientific cooperation to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization for development programs in Latin American and African countries.
Lula da Silva proposed Brazil’s Zero Hunger program to several countries in Africa facing food shortages. Launched in 2003, the program has cut child malnutrition by 73 percent through the use of food banks, community kitchens and meal programs at local schools.
The Brazilian government has promoted the redistribution of land and supported farmers, to increase grain output. The FAO, says Brazil represents one of the most successful cases of how to combat hunger and poverty.