IICA can apply for financial instruments to carry out initiatives that are part of the climate planning efforts of its Member States.

Renowned scientists explained that promoting universal access to and inclusion of animal proteins in diets is imperative, particularly in medium- and low-income countries.

The event underscored the activity’s essential role in food security and economic and social development and defined messages on the importance of livestock breeding for global food security ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit.

The diploma program comprises three courses: Designing an Extension Program; Participatory Diagnosis; and Innovation Management and Communication. The program delivers the theoretical foundation and practical tools for rural extension professionals.

The messages define agriculture as a fundamental activity in eradicating poverty, driving rural development and protecting the natural environment, and they advocate that special attention be placed on vulnerable rural populations in the Caribbean and the Northern Triangle of Central America. Moreover, they emphasize the role of agriculture and farmers as an essential and central link in food systems, as well as the need to bolster national science and technology systems to capitalize on new opportunities.

The “unity in action” called for by Panama’s Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama, will begin in Italy’s capital at the global meeting’s Pre-Summit in July. The aim of the Summit is to sustainably strengthen food security.