The 16th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held virtually on 27 May 2021 with the theme of “How to Ensure the Sustainability of Food Supply Chains in Turbulent Times: The Case of COVID-19”.

Representatives from the 22 OIC member countries and COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, FAO Turkey Representation and Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) attended the meeting.

Participants discussed the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on food supply chains in the member countries, the challenges faced, and the measures, programs, and policies implemented for reducing the adverse effects of the pandemic.

During the meeting, the first draft of the research report titled “Ensuring the Sustainability of Food Supply Chains in Extraordinary Situations: The Case of COVID-19” which has been prepared as commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office, was discussed.

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