Latin American Herald Tribune: Agricultural experts from Latin America and the European Union are meeting in the Mexican capital to discuss ways to improve adaptation to climate change, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture said.
The Euroclima program, carried out by the Costa Rica-based IICA and the EU’s Joint Research Centre, aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge about adapting agriculture to climate change in Latin America, the institute said in a statement. Read more.
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Showing posts with label food security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food security. Show all posts
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May 28, 2014
Mexico can overcome hunger: FAO
El Universal
By Mariana León
May 27, 2014
José Graziano, general director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, said that hunger can be eradicated from Mexico with a greater participation of society and less "political pettiness".
In an interview with EL UNIVERSAL, he said that in order to fight violence it is necessary to have a well-fed society.
Graziano, who was Brazil's Minister of Food Security under the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was responsible of applying the program entitled "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in the South American country.
Can a country like Mexico, and others in the region with high levels of violence, exit poverty?
Extreme poverty and hunger are directly related to food security; when that is not guaranteed, conflicts emerge. The issue of tortillas in Mexico is very clear: when prices rise, protests, revolts and conflicts emerge. I think one way to calm society is having plenty of bread. Read more.
By Mariana León
May 27, 2014
José Graziano, general director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, said that hunger can be eradicated from Mexico with a greater participation of society and less "political pettiness".
In an interview with EL UNIVERSAL, he said that in order to fight violence it is necessary to have a well-fed society.
Graziano, who was Brazil's Minister of Food Security under the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was responsible of applying the program entitled "Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger) in the South American country.
Can a country like Mexico, and others in the region with high levels of violence, exit poverty?
Extreme poverty and hunger are directly related to food security; when that is not guaranteed, conflicts emerge. The issue of tortillas in Mexico is very clear: when prices rise, protests, revolts and conflicts emerge. I think one way to calm society is having plenty of bread. Read more.
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