The Council of the Americas and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) invited experts from the public and private sectors to a debate ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.
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The document compiles the technical perspectives of 13 experts on the positive impact this production activity has not only on food and nutritional security, but also on the socioeconomic and environmental development of the Americas.
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Kingston, Jamaica
June 7, 2021
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The Dialogue was organized by IICA, FAO, the Chamber of International Trade, the African Union and the International Agrifood Network, in an attempt to make the voice of this segment heard at the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
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The course is free and available on the IICA training platform (https://elearning.iica.int/). It provides important information about Fusarium, its historical, social, and economic consequences, its rate of propagation, and how it could affect global food security.
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The training was imparted in a virtual seminar organized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), and IICA.
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Casio Luiselli, university researcher and member of IICA’s Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas, insists that the current health crisis poses new challenges for rural areas and their systems of political and economic organization – challenges that necessitate the renewal of agrifood systems.
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IICA is the coordinator of the Secretariat of the Alliance’s Executive Committee, whose mission is to support the banana industry in the fight against the destructive Fusarium TR4 fungus, by developing knowledge, technology, and a definitive scientific solution to the disease.
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IICA organized the virtual seminar to promote the Western Hemisphere’s perspective and sustainable production practices in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.
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