A newly released document compiles the technical perspectives of experts convened by the GDP, USDEC and IICA to discuss dairy’s role in healthy food, nutrition and socioeconomic development in the Americas.

Through an online training course, representatives from 24 countries in the hemisphere will improve their consensus-building skills.

The third hemispheric meeting of ministers and secretaries of Agriculture will seek to drive the recovery and transformation of the region’s agrifood systems, which have been affected by the pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic generated a sharp increase in digital trade and has yielded numerous valuable experiences to systematize and design new development strategies for rural dwellers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The entities will collaborate under a technical cooperation agreement, aimed at developing a more sustainable agriculture sector and providing training for small farmers and MSMEs.