Food is a major concern for every one of us and providing access to safe and affordable food remains one of the major challenges for governments worldwide.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica highlighted this at the World Metrology Celebration at the Nature’s Way Co-operative Limited, Nasoso, Nadi.
Kamikamica says metrology has remained a vital component of the agri-food sector – globally and more importantly, at a national level too.
He also says it is more than meters, kilograms and grams as it now deals with the everyday life of a consumer.
The Deputy Prime Minister further says evidently, the agri-food sector can entail all the activities related to growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, selling, cooking, consumption, and disposal of food.
He adds measurement therefore plays a fundamental role in these processes.
The focus for World Metrology Day in 2023 is on the many measurement challenges that must be addressed to make the global food system work.
