GLOBAL BREAD-BAKING FORUM: 'BREAD MEANS PEACE'
At global bread-baking forum, FAO highlights bread as an important source of dietary energy A team of speakers from FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) have contributed knowledge, expertise and vision to the four-day international forum “Bread Means Peace,” which has brought together professional bakers and food experts from more than 60 countries of Europe, America, Asia and Africa. The forum was held near the ancient Russian city of Kaluga, 162 km south of Moscow. Forum organizers included the Russian Guild of Bakers and Confectioners, the International Union of Bakers and Confectioners, the Administration of the Kaluga Region, and the Central Council of the Russian Federation. Bread and bakery products, which are widely consumed as part of traditional diets, are “an important source of dietary energy,” said Aniko Nemeth, an FAO food safety and nutrition junior technical officer, in her presentation on the role of flour fortification in achieving food and nutrition security...