The Summit, which seeks to foster the sharing of experiences to accelerate positive transformations in agrifood systems, was convened and organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the African Union Development Agency -New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) at a particularly momentous point in time, when global food security is being threatened by a war and overlapping health and environmental crises.
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“The Summit, which brings together ministers from Africa and the Americas, is intended precisely to provide a platform where, at the level of policies and technical operations, we can exchange ideas, we can examine issues, we can see how to really ensure the success of individual and collective efforts to provide solutions that support our populations and build resilience to deal with the consequences that we are experiencing,” Bwalya commented.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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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The decision was reached through a resolution adopted at the IICA Executive Committee meeting, where Member State representatives heard a presentation by the Argentine scientist Raquel Chan on the importance of science, technology and innovation in agriculture.
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The members of the Executive Committee reiterated the importance of innovation, science and technology to make agrifood systems of the Americas more productive, sustainable and inclusive, and urged the Institute’s member countries to continue strengthening their capabilities in these areas and their linkages with the agriculture sector.
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Ministers and representatives of more than 20 countries in the Americas who participated in the Forty-second Regular Meeting of the Executive Committee of IICA agreed that, in order to guarantee the continuity of technical cooperation of excellence, it is crucial to correctly interpret the current scenario, which shines the spotlight on the hemisphere’s role as a guarantor of the planet’s food, nutritional and environmental security.
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