Latin American ministers discuss ways to end hunger

Quito, March 17 : Agriculture ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean nations are meeting here to discuss ways to eradicate hunger in their countries by 2025, Prensa Latina reported.

The ministers will deliberate on a common strategy to eradicate hunger, one of the UN Millennium Development Goals, although the situation in each country is different, the report said Tuesday.

Ecuadorean Agriculture Minister Ramon Espinel said Latin American and the Caribbean nations must eradicate hunger by 2025.

The meeting would also discuss setting up of a joint mechanism of the regional organisations for investments in projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.