He added that he was very grateful to his motherland. "Without (China's) forty years of successful reforms and opened-up policy, I would not have been who I am," he said.

The new DG will start serving his term on Aug. 1, replacing Brazilian Jose Graziano Da Silva, who has led the agency for two consecutive terms since he was elected in 2011.

Qu's mandate will last until July 31, 2023.

FOOD SECURITY

In congratulating him for the victory, outgoing chief Graziano da Silva wished his successor "to lead the organization on the construction of a zero-hunger world and on the promotion of sustainable food systems healthy for all".

"We hope and believe that under the leadership of Mr. Qu, the FAO can make new and bigger achievement. China will fully cooperate with the FAO in all aspects for world food security and the development of agriculture and rural areas," Chinese Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Han Changfu told Xinhua on the sidelines of the conference.

Indeed, in guiding the agency towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to agriculture, food security, and nutrition -- as set by the UN Agenda 2030 -- the new FAO Director-General would have to increasingly deal with the results of climate change and geopolitical instability at global level.

Both factors heavily affect the resilience to natural disasters and to food and resource shortages of vulnerable people -- and especially of rural communities -- in developing countries, concretely feeding hunger around the world.

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