The biennial Conference of Ministers of Agriculture will continue until Thursday, 5 October, bringing together ministers from 34 countries, private sector representatives and farmers from various countries in the region, under the slogan, “A Hemispheric Partnership for Food Security and Sustainable Development”.
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Representatives of regional agricultural coordination mechanisms of the Americas make strides in fostering ongoing dialogue to drive trade.
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Almheiri was among the senior officials who participated in the opening ceremony of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023, which will conclude on Thursday, October 5. She was invited to take part in the event given the fact that the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will be hosting the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28), as of November 30.
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“A Hemispheric Partnership for Food Security and Sustainable Development” is the slogan of the meeting, where the ministers will seek to promote strategic partnerships involving both the public and private sectors and to enhance the role of technical cooperation in strengthening the agriculture sector.
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The slogan for the event is “A Hemispheric Partnership for Food Security and Sustainable Development,” and the ministers said it was of crucial importance to promote strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors, and to boost technical cooperation, to build more resilient and productive agriculture.
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Since 2019, the two organizations have been partnering to enhance the role of livestock, animal proteins and dairy products in food and nutritional security and sustainable development in the hemisphere.
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In the Dry Corridor, where most of the population depends on agriculture and especially on the production of basic grains, this phenomenon severely impacts food production.
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Laura Suazo highlighted the importance of addressing issues such as fair trade and the inclusion of rural women and youth during the meeting of ministers of agriculture due to be held in Costa Rica in October.
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Work with small and medium-scale farmers is essential for guaranteeing the availability of and access to food in their plots and homes given their high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change due to geographic location.
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