IICA Co-hosts a 2-day Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Seminar to Mark Mercosur’s 30th Anniversary

The pandemic brought the issue of food policies to the forefront and reinforced Mercosur’s presence on the global stage, thus revealing the key role played by the body’s member countries in addressing the matter of global food security and nutrition. The seminar brought together representatives and specialists from the trade bloc’s four plenary members - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – and associate countries Chile, Mexico and Peru - to discuss the challenges and opportunities the pandemic poses in relation to food policies. According to Mercosur Secretariat Director, Luiz Coelho Júnior, the issue of food and nutritional security has become increasingly front and center on the negotiation agenda, spanning the past 30 years of the Mercosur integration process. “Agriculture has contributed greatly to the development of our territories through the effective use of production and supply processes, job creation and involvement in sustainable development practices.” See https://bit.ly/3tEEzXD