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Food Systems Pre-Summit: The countries of the Americas give a resounding display of unity at global forum on the future of food production
In a joint act in Rome, 33 countries of the Americas demanded that the voice of the Hemisphere be heard and fully incorporated into the Summit debates and recommendations.
Food Systems Pre-Summit: The role of science and innovation, key to improving the sustainability of agriculture
Experts call for the adoption of an ambitious public-private partnership agreement aimed at administering and channeling investment for the advancement of science and technology systems
Countries of the Americas to show strategic importance of farming at global forum in Rome
The global events scheduled for this year are an opportunity for the region to show the world the reality of its livestock systems, which, through good practices, have a positive environmental impact thanks to the carbon sequestered in pasture soils.
Green Climate Fund accredits IICA to implement climate resilient agriculture projects
IICA can apply for financial instruments to carry out initiatives that are part of the climate planning efforts of its Member States.
Producers, vendors and civil society mobilize to underpin value of sustainable livestock production
The event underscored the activity’s essential role in food security and economic and social development and defined messages on the importance of livestock breeding for global food security ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit.
Sixteen key messages that united the countries of the Americas on the road to the UN Food Systems Summit
The messages define agriculture as a fundamental activity in eradicating poverty, driving rural development and protecting the natural environment, and they advocate that special attention be placed on vulnerable rural populations in the Caribbean and the Northern Triangle of Central America. Moreover, they emphasize the role of agriculture and farmers as an essential and central link in food systems, as well as the need to bolster national science and technology systems to capitalize on new opportunities.