Latin American ministers of agriculture and private sector stakeholders participated in a debate on the digital technology revolution and its impact on agrifood systems’ ability to improve the productivity and standard of living of rural communities.
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The Northern Triangle of Central America encompasses three countries and is especially susceptible to factors that encourage migration and forced displacement, amidst food insecurity, limited access to social protection, the depletion of natural resources and the adverse repercussions of environmental degradation and climate change. Agriculture and rural development are key to effectively tackling the causes of migration.
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The messages define agriculture as a fundamental activity in eradicating poverty, driving rural development and protecting the natural environment, and they advocate that special attention be placed on vulnerable rural populations in the Caribbean and the Northern Triangle of Central America. Moreover, they emphasize the role of agriculture and farmers as an essential and central link in food systems, as well as the need to bolster national science and technology systems to capitalize on new opportunities.
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The diploma program comprises three courses: Designing an Extension Program; Participatory Diagnosis; and Innovation Management and Communication. The program delivers the theoretical foundation and practical tools for rural extension professionals.
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The “unity in action” called for by Panama’s Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama, will begin in Italy’s capital at the global meeting’s Pre-Summit in July. The aim of the Summit is to sustainably strengthen food security.
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David “Bachi” Roggero, President of the Argentine No-Till Farmers Association (AAPRESID), shared some secrets behind the model of economic, social and environmental sustainability promoted by the organization in an interview with AgroAmerica, a program broadcast on the Brazilian TV network AgroMais.
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Bruno lives in San Roque, a small city in the province of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina, where he advocates that formal education should train young people in food production methods, along with improving education in rural areas to generate opportunities for individual and collective development to help halt migration to the cities.
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Vista Alta Management Solutions (VAMS), with ample experience in North and Latin America, will work alongside IICA to promote initiatives in water management, agrifood development, job creation and clean energy.
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The principles that guided the search for consensus were that there are no food systems without agriculture and that producers must therefore be duly represented at the Summit; science must be the fundamental input for the formulation of policies; and agriculture is part of the solution to the main challenges facing humanity
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