FAO Director-General made the call in his address to global agriculture ministers' conference 22 January 2021, Berlin/Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today addressed the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Berlin underscoring the importance, in the wake of COVID-19, of continued global cooperation to find new ways to strengthen the sustainability of agri-food systems, and outlined FAO and its partners' role in this. The week-long GFFA brought together over 90 ministers from all over the world, together with high-level representatives of international organizations. The final communique adopted on Friday calls for impetus for climate action, response to COVID-19, and preventing future pandemics - the overarching theme of this year's forum.