Adviser to the Egyptian minister of agriculture Dr. Saad Nassar left Cairo on Wednesday for Rome to lead Egypt's delegation to the second international conference on nutrition.
The conference, organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO), is due to kick off tomorrow to discuss various issues related to nutrition in the world.
The conference is considered the first international inter-governmental one to tackle nutrition problems at a global level in the 21st century.