The participants will exchange ideas and information on the actions needed to achieve more sustainable agrifood systems in the region—a primary net exporter of food—and in the world.

Caroo left her dream job and a stable income at the United Nations to focus on improving the lives of rural women through a new efficient, profitable and technological agriculture.

The AGRO-INNOVA and PROCAGICA projects provide technical assistance and agricultural inputs to bolster food production based on good agricultural practices under agroforestry systems.

Chile’s Minister of Agriculture, María Emilia Undurraga, also delivered a message at the event organized by IICA, during which participants listened to firsthand accounts that reflect women’s growing leadership in rural areas and discussed the need to give greater visibility to the inequality gaps that affect them.

The event was held from 27 September to 1 October and included 543 participating companies.