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Africa-Americas Ministerial Summit will strengthen cooperation amid threats to food security
The institutions and the entities involved in the organization of the Summit agree that both continents face common challenges and that the promotion of mutual collaboration and the exchange of experiences will accelerate positive transformations in their agri-food systems, making them more productive, sustainable and resilient.Full supply of fertilizers and energy through public-private partnerships and greater investment in agricultural innovation are key to maintaining food production in the Americas
The Director General of IICA participated in a dialogue with members of the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program. They agreed on the need for greater investment in science, technology and innovation in agriculture, with active participation by the private sector.Director General of IICA highlights opportunities for cooperation between Africa and the Americas in facing global food security challenges
The first Summit of Africa and the Americas on Agrifood Systems will seek to enhance bi-regional cooperation amid global threats to food security. The forum is being organized by IICA, the African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).The President of AGRA informed IICA’s Executive Committee that the Americas and Africa are working together to produce more and better-quality food
Kalibata, former Minister of Agriculture of Rwanda and the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit, addressed the ministers, secretaries, and other representatives of more than 20 countries in the Americas taking part in this year’s meeting of the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in Costa Rica.
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