October 6, 2023
The forum promoted efforts to propose the One Health concept as a mainstay in the process of strengthening food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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October 6, 2023
Eodora Méndez, who has tirelessly championed the well-being of Honduras’ small farmers; Rosamund Benn, a farmer who has encouraged dozens of rural women in Guyana to process and market their crops to improve their income and standard of living; and Alfredo Carrasco, a promotor of inclusive and integrative agriculture in Chile, were the three farmers honored at the meeting.
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October 6, 2023
The recommendation is made in The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2023-2024, a report prepared by the three institutions and presented in Costa Rica during the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the hemisphere.
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October 5, 2023
The conference sought to provide a forum to facilitate discussion, drive collective action and reinforce the region’s role as a guarantor of global food security and environmental sustainability, in a world that is currently grappling with converging crises and uncertainty.
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October 5, 2023
During his statement, the minister emphasized the importance of strategic actions taken to assist farmers, with the support of IICA.
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October 5, 2023
The panelists emphasized the social and productive contributions of family farmers who, nevertheless, are the weakest link in the chain, often suffering from poverty and facing multiple obstacles to access basic services.
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October 5, 2023
Discussions on the first working day of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023 focused on the transformations taking place in agriculture and its role as an engine of economic development and social inclusion in the countries of the hemisphere.
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October 4, 2023
The meeting of ministers, which opened with an appeal to strengthen the role of the hemisphere in guaranteeing global food security and environmental sustainability within the context of the climate and economic crises, will end on Thursday, 5 October.
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October 4, 2023
The agreement was signed by Terry Branstad, CEO of WFP, and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, during the opening ceremony of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023.
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