WUSME at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai

Shanghai (CHINA) – November 6th, 2019 – WUSME participated at the second edition of China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai inaugurated on Tuesday 5th November, 2019, by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Present the highest institutional leaders such as the French President Emmanuel Macron.
Within the CIIE, which gathered 160 countries, representatives of international organizations, associations, Chambers of Commerce and companies worldwide, the 12° Belt & Road Eco-Agriculture and Food Safety Forum took pace. As part of the theme “Expand the import of food, enrich people’s lives”, the event aimed at strengthening international cooperation in the food and agricultural sector, promoting the development of high quality and opportunities for growth.
WUSME President Gian Franco Terenzi, addressed the Forum, stating that agriculture and food sectors are, today, a binomial not to overlook.

“Sustainable growth – WUSME President highlighted- is a necessity and a challenge which affects the entire world, in any sector. In the Western world, agriculture and livestock are undergoing a radical change, to face globalization, increasing population growth and climate change. Also in these sectors, as in others, sustainability is sought for as the production of safe, high quality and extremely high nutritional food, which takes into account the well-being of man as well as that of animals and the protection of the environment”.

At the end of his speech, President Gian Franco Terenzi reaffirmed WUSME’s commitment to promoting a more sustainable agriculture as opportunity to achieve higher levels of employment, environmental protection and food security for the benefit of mankind and of the planet.

Photo: WUSME President Gian Franco Terenzi – A moment of the speech.