Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

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    • Dear Sir/Madam,

      I would like to deliver some opinions in this topic

      1. Firstly, child labour is an illegal activity in every country, sector, including agriculture sector. I think that this is regulated in law in whole country in the world.

      2. The secondary key feature of agriculture and rural sector: 1. This sector is usually located in remote and mountainous areas where is little population but need a lot of labour in line with price of labour is low, seasonally. 2. Agriculture and rural areas have a rate of poverty, hunger and malnutrition that is higher than other ones in every country. This also encourages children join phase in chain of agricultural production.

      3. Finally, how to develop agricultural policies and strategies to help ending child labour in agriculture

      • Priority in developing policies and strategies on investment and social welfare as well as subsidies in agriculture and rural regions.
      • Apply technology and science, innovation, creation in this sector to save resources, labor and increase capacity, efficiency, values.
      • Encourage clients to consume agricultural products without child labour and request producers/companies pledge no using child labour in any phase of agricultural product process (if could label no child labour).

      It is better for world as next generation is fostered in affordable climate.

      Best regards,

      KIEN

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      Mr. Nguyen Van Kien, Principal Researcher

      National Plant Genebank

      Plant Resources Center, (PRC)