The pavilion operated by IICA and its partners at COP29 will host more than 50 presentations on the relationship between agriculture and climate, with a focus on the role of science and innovation
San Jose, Costa Rica, 7 November 2024 (IICA) - A wide variety of topics connected with the relationship between agriculture and climate, viewed from many different perspectives, will be analyzed and discussed at the pavilion of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at COP29 in Baku.
The agriculture sector of the Americas’ will have its own space at the most important global forum for environmental negotiations thanks to the combined efforts of the hemispheric organization and its private and public sector partners.
The Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas will be a collaborative, open-door space that will make an important contribution to the discussions on the future of modes of production and consumption in which the governments of the countries will engage at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
At the pavilion, the 34 countries of the Americas and their farmers will make their voices heard in the negotiations, and showcase the major progress being made in their rural areas to contribute to climate change mitigation and to build resilience to droughts, floods and other natural events that are becoming more frequent and more extreme.
The Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas will host more than 50 presentations, with an emphasis on science- and innovation-based solutions to the climate crisis in the agriculture sector, the only one that can sequester carbon in the soil and thus contribute to mitigation, while at the same time playing a vital role in food security.
IICA will have a pavilion at the most important global forum for negotiations and discussions on climate change for the third consecutive time, having previously operated one at COP27 in Egypt in 2022, and COP28 in the United Arab Emirates.
It will once again be a meeting point for the ministers of agriculture of the Americas, small farmers and private sector companies committed to the climate change mitigation and adaptation goals that the international community set itself in 2015 in the Paris Agreement.
A broad range of topics
The presentations will address many topics, including the following:
- The need for a new narrative for the agrifood systems of the Americas, one that foregrounds their role as guarantors of food security and a solution to climate change.
- The role and voice of family farmers in building resilience to the climate crisis.
- Biofuels as a solution to the energy transition.
- The impact of the climate crisis on Caribbean nations, which are among the most vulnerable in the world.
- Good agricultural practices and the future of food production.
- Invasive species as causes of biodiversity loss and global food insecurity.
- Pathways for bridging financial gaps and speeding up the implementation of climate-smart solutions.
- Adaptation of agrifood systems to climate change through nature-based solutions.
- Decarbonization of transport through biofuels.
- Carbon harvesting and innovation in food production.
- South-South cooperation to strengthen climate action through sustainable agriculture.
- Regenerative livestock farming and climate-smart livestock farming.
- Strengthening biotechnology chains to support food security and ensure sustainability.
- The circular economy.
- The bioeconomy as a driver of sustainable development.
- Sustainable animal production in the Southern Cone.
- The role of water in food security.
- Sustainable trade as a bulwark of social stability and climate resilience.
- Public policies to change practices and improve sustainability.
- The road to COP30 in Belem do Pará in 2025 and the voice of Latin American farmers.
- The role of sustainable livestock farming in voluntary carbon markets.
- The challenges posed to food security in the Americas by floods and droughts.
- Silvopastoral systems as triggers for innovation.
- Future investments in sustainable agricultural systems.
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through improvements in animal health.
Sponsors
The Protein PACT, a grouping composed of the main actors in the US animal production value chain committed to human and animal welfare and climate action, will be the pavilion’s main sponsor.
CropLife International, the US Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the agricultural science and innovation company Bayer, and the food company BRF/Marfrig are also supporting the space.
Other sponsors include Carbon Asset Solutions, a global leader in climate solutions for agriculture, the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the US Grains Council, Elanco, JBS, PepsiCo, Inspiratus Technologies and BIO and the Organization of American States (OAS).
The IICA partners that will be taking part in events at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas include: Solutions from the Land (SfL), an organization that promotes climate action; the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the world’s largest network for agricultural research and innovation, and its International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the Food Tank organization, which works to transform production methods; the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA); the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; the Ministry of Agriculture of Israel; the Bayer company; and the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB).
More information:
Institutional Communication Division.
comunicacion.institucional@iica.int