The event made it possible to disseminate the work of the public and private sectors of various countries in the region that are promoting and implementing a variety of practices aimed at improving productivity and agricultural production in a sustainable manner. In doing so, account is taken of each country’s specific environmental, ecological, productive and development circumstances, in order to contribute to national and international food security, rural development and social inclusion.
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The summit’s key purpose is to create a partnership among the countries of the Americas to successfully address challenges related to food security and environmental changes.
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The Conference of Ministers will include a meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), IICA’s highest governing body. The Board is made up of the 34 Member States of the Institute, an agency of the Inter-American System specializing in agricultural and rural development.
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The approach aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.
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The Embassy of Israel in Costa Rica launched the summit from IICA headquarters, where the Institute presented its hemispheric initiative on Water and Agriculture.
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This multi-stakeholder, high-level debate, in which experiences were exchanged on programs to promote family farming that are being carried out in the hemisphere, took place at the Itamaraty Palace, headquarters of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the country’s capital, Brasilia.
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Yana grew up in Villa Puni, a small community in the department of La Paz, on the shores of Lake Titicaca and more than 3800 meters above sea level. Most of the people who live there engage in fishing and the production of crops such as potatoes, quinoa, broad beans and barley, despite having to contend with the poor quality of soils in the area.
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Argentina's action plan is being developed with the participation of family farmer organizations from across the country, who are key players in a process that seeks to empower and listen to them to generate new public policies.
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Aimed at technologies applied to agriculture, the call for projects will be open until 6 October and will exclusively prioritize areas related to the development of biomaterials, waste biorefineries, bioenergies, bioinputs and bioventures.
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