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‘Achieving Food Security From Below’ President Michael D. Higgins On Receipt of FAO Agricola Award

‘Achieving Food Security From Below’ President Michael D. Higgins On Receipt of FAO Agricola Award

Update: 2024-06-10
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President Higgins has been chosen by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to be the recipient of the organisation’s Agricola Medal.

The medal, which bears the Latin name for farmer, is conferred upon international figures who have undertaken outstanding efforts in advancing the cause of global food security, poverty alleviation and nutrition.

President Higgins,the first Irish recipient of the medal, received the award from the Director-General of the FAO, Dr Qu Dongyu at a reception in Áras an Uachtaráin.

https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-receives-the-united-nations-agricola-medal-from-dr-qu-dongyu-director-general-of-the-fao
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‘Achieving Food Security From Below’ President Michael D. Higgins On Receipt of FAO Agricola Award

‘Achieving Food Security From Below’ President Michael D. Higgins On Receipt of FAO Agricola Award

Áras an Uachtaráin