Representatives of the Embassy of Uruguay in Brasilia and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) met with officials from six South American countries to discuss logistics integration as key to the competitiveness of agrifood systems in the Southern Cone.

This high-level event, a global reference on agriculture and food issues, brings together world leaders and renowned experts in agricultural development, public policy, best practices, and nutrition. It is organized by the World Food Prize Foundation (WFP) in Des Moines, Iowa.

The conference, which every year brings together world leaders and experts in agricultural development and public policy in Des Moines, Iowa, is organized by the World Food Prize (WFP) Foundation, inspired by the legacy of scientist Norman Borlaug, father of the so-called Green Revolution, which multiplied agricultural production and saved millions of people from starvation.

After five years of implementation, the initiative, which intervened in 33 territories and impacted 109 localities in one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate change, presented its main achievements at a closing event.

Jack Bobo, Director of the Food Systems Institute at the University of Nottingham, engaged in discussions with IICA’s Advisory Committee on Communication for Agriculture and Food Security, composed of journalists covering the sector and experts in public and institutional communication.