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Meeting in Costa Rica, the ministers of Agriculture of the Americas reflect on IICA’s role in placing small farmers front and center in the global debate on the future of agriculture
Discussions on the first working day of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023 focused on the transformations taking place in agriculture and its role as an engine of economic development and social inclusion in the countries of the hemisphere.World Food Prize Foundation and IICA agree to establish a partnership to foster sustainable agricultural development and food and nutritional security in the Americas
The agreement was signed by Terry Branstad, CEO of WFP, and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, during the opening ceremony of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023.Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay elected as Chair of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA) for 2023-2025
Uruguay will take over from the previous Chair, Brazil, which exercised this role over the last two years. The Brazilian government was represented at the meeting by the sector’s highest authority, Paulo Teixeira, the Minister of Agricultural Development and Family Farming.Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023 opens with a call for collective action and strategic partnerships to guarantee food security
The biennial Conference of Ministers of Agriculture will continue until Thursday, 5 October, bringing together ministers from 34 countries, private sector representatives and farmers from various countries in the region, under the slogan, “A Hemispheric Partnership for Food Security and Sustainable Development”.Presidents, Nobel prize winners, senior government officials and rural leaders will mark the opening of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture 2023 in Costa Rica
“A Hemispheric Partnership for Food Security and Sustainable Development” is the slogan of the meeting, where the ministers will seek to promote strategic partnerships involving both the public and private sectors and to enhance the role of technical cooperation in strengthening the agriculture sector.At opening ceremony of IICA conference, Minister of Environment of the United Arab Emirates, host country of COP28, maintains that global climate discussions must prioritize agriculture
Almheiri was among the senior officials who participated in the opening ceremony of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023, which will conclude on Thursday, October 5. She was invited to take part in the event given the fact that the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will be hosting the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28), as of November 30.