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Brazil praises document on cattle farming presented at IICA pavilion at COP28 and affirms that the negative narrative regarding the sustainability of agriculture must be confronted with data and science
Representing the Government of Brazil, Secretary Renata Miranda participated in the launch of the document at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas pavilion, which IICA installed at COP28 as a way to visibilize the efforts that regional agriculture carries out for the mitigation of and adaptation to global warming.
COP28: in Dubai, international agencies affirm that Latin America and the Caribbean has the potential to offer the world more food with less environmental impact, but small-scale farming is vulnerable and must be a focus of attention
At COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, experts from international organizations agreed that Latin America and the Caribbean has enormous potential to meet the demand for food for a burgeoning world population, while at the same time reducing the environmental impact of agricultural activities.
Document presented at the IICA pavilion of COP28 shows that GHG emissions attributed to cattle farming are not properly accounted for and are lower than those alleged
The study, reflected in the document “Cattle farming and climate change in the Americas: in search of net zero emissions”, written by Argentine scientist Ernesto Viglizzo, warns that publications that hold cattle farming accountable for a significant part of climate change are wrong, as they incorrectly attribute emissions that come from other sectors of the economy, such as industrial, transportation, residential, distribution or domestic consumption, to this activity.
With COP28 fast approaching, IICA highlights innovations in Chile’s rice sector, which is producing with less water and lower emissions, and the INIA showcases the initiative in the Philippines
The INIA and IICA are currently implementing a joint project that involves testing surface and subsurface drip irrigation in rice, at different distances and depths.
On the eve of COP28, IICA presents its Amazon Initiative and Partnership to a forum of Brazilian governors
In the city of Manaus, Brazil, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) delivered a presentation on its International Cooperation Initiative and Partnership for the Sustainability of The Amazon to governors and high-level authorities of the region, including its secretaries of Agriculture.
In the countdown to COP 28, Director General of IICA reaffirms commitment to fighting against climate change and warns that the agrifood sector cannot be absent from environmental negotiations
The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, spoke with international media hours before the start of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 28), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.