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Nobel Laureate in Economics Michael Kremer joins farmers' voices at IICA pavilion at COP29 to showcase agricultural innovations driving adaptation and mitigation
The voices of the continent's producers, key players in global food security and the planet's environmental sustainability, were present in a debate that brought together the main political leaders of 197 countries.
Discussions at the IICA COP29 pavilion stressed that farmers need improved financing and economic incentives to build sustainability
“Bridging Financial Gaps to Accelerate the Implementation of Climate Smart Agrifood Systems” was the title of a panel discussion exploring strategies to redirect and scale up financial flows.
FoHRSA, a pioneering initiative by IICA launched at COP29, will mobilize funds to strengthen the resilience of agriculture in the Americas
The Hemispheric Fund for Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (FoHRSA) aims to mobilize, manage, and execute resources to strengthen the institutional, technical, and administrative capacities necessary to enhance the adaptation of the agricultural sector in the Americas to climate change, whose impact severely affects productive activities.
Costa Rica’s National Production Council and IICA step up joint efforts to ensure fair prices for farmers in the Central American country
The first action to be implemented under the agreement is the development of a methodology for calculating fair and transparent benchmark prices for agricultural products marketed via the CNP’s Institutional Supply Program (PAI).
The agriculture sector is a force to be reckoned with at COP29 – foreseeing a “brilliant” future, despite the challenges that must be overcome
The discussion took place at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas, the pavilion installed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital city – the venue of COP 29.
The IICA pavilion at COP29 hosts a discussion between the private sector, government authorities and experts to highlight the role of sustainable livestock production in climate change mitigation
The pavilion installed at the United Nations Conference in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, brought together farmers, private sector players and senior agricultural officials of the Americas to discuss the future of the sector, with a particular emphasis on the economic, social and environmental sustainability of animal production.