
The deputy general director at ANSA on the sidelines of the Coldiretti Forum
FAO deputy director general Maurizio Martina thanks the government, political forces and associations for the unanimous support for his candidacy as director general of the organization, formalized in February 2026.
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The Italian government has nominated Maurizio Martina for the position of director general of the FAO in February 2026.
"I am grateful to the government for the work it is doing to support the Italian candidacy in FAO, from President Meloni, to ministers Tajani and Lollobrigida, to deputy minister Cirielli, to the undersecretaries and to the many who are working. I owe thanks to all the political and parliamentary forces of all sides who are supporting the proposal and to the many associations that are mobilizing".
The deputy director general of FAO, Maurizio Martina, told ANSA on the sidelines of the Coldiretti Agriculture and Food Forum in Rome.
In February 2026 Martina was officially nominated by the Italian Government as director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
"When other countries grasp this unifying sign, they recognize it as an added value - Martina specified - everyone knows that Italy has a lot to propose when it comes to working on the issues of agricultural and food diplomacy.
We have a peculiar and strategic role that we can put at the service of other countries, particularly in this historical phase."
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