The purpose of the agreement is to promote the sustainable transformation of small-scale agriculture by increasing productivity while conserving natural resources.
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Nature-based solutions have huge potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation, especially for the rural communities of the Caribbean and small island states. This was highlighted by experts at an event at COP29 organized by the Commonwealth of Nations, to which the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) was invited for its experience in projects aimed at improving the resiliency of agrifood systems.
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The resilience of the country’s agriculture sector, which has some 6000 active farmers, is important not only for the island nation itself, but for the entire Caribbean region, since for decades much of its production has been exported to neighboring islands, explained Roland Royer, Dominica’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Blue and Green Economy.
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Actors from the continent reported on the results already being achieved through bioethanol and biodiesel in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, at the world's largest environmental forum.
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These were some of the most powerful messages that emerged from one of the technical events held at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas pavilion, set up by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and its partners at the Olympic Stadium in Baku
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“Bridging Financial Gaps to Accelerate the Implementation of Climate Smart Agrifood Systems” was the title of a panel discussion exploring strategies to redirect and scale up financial flows.
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Bogotá, Noviembre 14 de 2024
November 14, 2024
Con un día de campo en el C.I. Tibaitatá de Agrosavia cerraron tres días de actividades del Taller Regional de Nuevos Enfoques para la Recolección de Datos en Sistemas Nacionales de Investigación Agrícola que reunió a técnicos de los Institutos Nacionales de Investigación Agropecuaria y representantes de oficinas nacionales de estadística de 16 países de América Latina.
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The first action to be implemented under the agreement is the development of a methodology for calculating fair and transparent benchmark prices for agricultural products marketed via the CNP’s Institutional Supply Program (PAI).
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Civil society and academic actors highlighted these insights during COP29, which gathers thousands of people in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a conversation organized by Solutions from the Land at the IICA Pavilion.
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