Discussions in the Hanoi forum will focus on the transformations needed to enable food systems to contribute to overcoming the overlapping and interrelated crises now facing humanity, due to climate change, loss of biodiversity, inflation, the energy situation, hunger, malnutrition and the war in Eastern Europe.
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The induction ceremony was carried out during an extraordinary public session led by Jorge Errecalde, Chair of the Academy, at its headquarters in the city of Buenos Aires, where Otero then delivered a lecture on “The Challenges Facing Agrifood Systems in the 21st Century”. The Director General of IICA will be a corresponding member of the Academy in Costa Rica, which is home to the headquarters of the organization specializing in agricultural and rural development.
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The regional seminar “The Road to Sustainability in Livestock Farming in the Americas” provided an opportunity to present data, scientific evidence and information on the contribution of livestock farming. Specialists discussed ways to reduce environmental impacts and achieve sustainable and profitable production.
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More than 900 people tuned into the live broadcast of the launch event, which was carried out in a packed auditorium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In attendance were Juan José Bahillo, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of that country; Jorge Neme, Secretary of Development Planning and Federal Competitiveness of the Ministry of the Economy; Gustavo Martínez Pandiani, Undersecretary for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Gustavo López, Vice President of the National Communications Entity (ENACOM).
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The three working days were designed to improve participants’ knowledge of electronic phytosanitary certification; increase the participation of countries in the region; exchange information among countries; promote networks of experts and identify areas for cooperation.
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The awardees were Patricia Gorza, Andrea Izzo Capella and Milagros Paulón, from central Argentina’s La Pampa region—considered one of the world’s primary food producing areas—along with José Muñoz and Alina Ruiz, who live and work in northern Argentina.
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Among the issues discussed were the health situation following the bird flu outbreak, which had reached 14 countries in the hemisphere by early March, and the need to create a regional fund to deal with the economic consequences of the drought.
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The rural connectivity study is a continuation of and update to the first study on this issue, which IICA and its partners undertook in 2020. That study revealed that 77 million people had no access to quality internet services.
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The Leaders of Rurality award pays tribute to those who are playing a unique dual role: guaranteeing food and nutrition security, by producing under all circumstances, as well as protecting the biodiversity of the planet. It also emphasizes their capacity to be positive role models in rural areas of the region.
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