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SAN JOS脡鈥�浪花直播 and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) launched a partnership on June 5, 2024, to promote sustainable food production in Latin America, to increase the region鈥檚 role in global food security and minimize environmental impacts, including the unprecedented climate crisis and the effects of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

With 34 members in the Americas, IICA promotes agricultural development and rural well-being through technical cooperation.

This agreement, signed in San Jos茅 on June 5, will also promote cooperation between the 浪花直播 Center and IICA to address the impacts of climate change on the region鈥檚 farmers, including but not limited to the development and deployment of agricultural technologies. Through joint research and public dialogues, the 浪花直播 Center and IICA will help address regional and global hunger while safeguarding biodiversity and minimizing the sector鈥檚 emissions.

鈥淟atin America and the Caribbean region is blessed with immense potential to feed the world, but its farmers face daunting challenges,鈥� Dr. Benjamin N. Gedan, Director of the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 Latin America Program, said. 鈥淲e hope this partnership promotes public policies that incentivize sustainable agriculture, including the provision of stimulus for the development and application of new technologies.鈥�

Gedan was joined at the signing ceremony by IICA鈥檚 Director General, Dr. Manuel Otero. 鈥淭he countries of the Americas must find new and sustainable ways to make our agricultural sector more resilient and productive, as well as create a more progressive development pathway for millions of rural people. Our region suffers a paradox of two major challenges: rising food insecurity, where over 43 million people do not have enough to eat, and poor diets that result in obesity鈥揳 trend that has tripled in the last 50 years,鈥� Dr. Otero said.

In recent years, the 浪花直播 Center and IICA have had a rich collaborative exchange that includes the joint organization of dialogues between high agri-food authorities of the Americas and the launch of specialized publications. The signing of this Agreement heralds the strengthening of our strategic partnership towards the implementation of concrete actions that will support our vision towards achieving Agenda 2030.