The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of this Central American country, David Martínez, explained in an interview with the TV program AgroAmérica, which is broadcast by the Brazilian channel AgroMais, that they intend to do so through the recently created Agricultural Rescue Master Plan, which he described as “a compass to visualize where we want to take agriculture in the next ten years”.
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IICA’s Director General argued that transparent international trade is essential in consolidating food and nutrition security; ensuring improved access to food at stable prices for the most vulnerable sectors; facilitating greater diversity of products and diets; and encouraging technology transfer.
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The countries of the Americas came to the Pre-Summit, having achieved a consensus position, after extensive dialogue and debate. The Pre-Summit is the preparatory event for the global forum that will take place in New York in September, in parallel with the UN General Assembly.
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In a joint act in Rome, 33 countries of the Americas demanded that the voice of the Hemisphere be heard and fully incorporated into the Summit debates and recommendations.
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Experts call for the adoption of an ambitious public-private partnership agreement aimed at administering and channeling investment for the advancement of science and technology systems
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The I Forum of Ministers and Vice Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas will serve to propose specific policies to promote the sustainable development of agrifood systems through recognizing the crucial contribution of rural women. Organized by IICA, the Forum was launched by the ministers and deputy ministers of 12 countries.
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The organizations launched a webinar series in which specialists will analyze the opportunities for agro-digitalization in the Americas.
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At the meeting, in response to a request by ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS), the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) handed over a technical report on beef cattle as a “strategic asset” of the region.
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The global events scheduled for this year are an opportunity for the region to show the world the reality of its livestock systems, which, through good practices, have a positive environmental impact thanks to the carbon sequestered in pasture soils.
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