COP29: Agriculture’s Role to Guarantee the Nutritional Needs of the Global Population, Foster Social Harmony, and Address the Climate Crisis
Otero stressed the strategic role of sustainable, productive, efficient, and inclusive agriculture in maintaining social peace. “It is essential to produce more food using fewer natural resources,” Otero stated while also addressing the new challenges facing the agricultural sector. Nov 14, 2024 Photo: EFE
November 14, 2024 Hour: 6:56 pm
To overcome these challenges, he proposed leveraging science, technology, and innovation, ensuring accessibility for family farmers. He also warned that the next 25 years will be crucial for agriculture as it will need to feed an additional 2 billion people by 2050.
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Representatives from governments, the agricultural sector, and experts emphasized the importance of agriculture for ensuring global food security, promoting social peace, and combating the climate crisis during the COP29 environmental summit on Thursday.
Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), highlighted at a forum in the Americas Agriculture Pavilion in Baku, Azerbaijan, that a city with approximately 10 million inhabitants requires 6,000 tons of food daily.
In this context, Otero stressed the strategic role of sustainable, productive, efficient, and inclusive agriculture in maintaining social peace. “It is essential to produce more food using fewer natural resources,” Otero stated while also addressing the new challenges facing the agricultural sector.
To overcome these challenges, he proposed leveraging science, technology, and innovation, ensuring accessibility for family farmers. He also warned that the next 25 years will be crucial for agriculture as it will need to feed an additional 2 billion people by 2050.
José Abelardo Mai, Belize’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, underscored the need to educate new generations about agricultural futures and develop robust policies that support climate-smart and sustainable agriculture. “We require incentives both to mitigate and to support producers,” Mai added.
Scientist Rattan Lal, a soil expert and recipient of the World Food Prize, identified global challenges such as soil degradation and the urgent need for restoration, as well as the respect owed to farmers and their ecosystem contributions.
Autor: MLM
Fuente: EFE
