One of the finest demanding situations going through many Commonwealth international locations is the worldwide meals disaster and hovering prices. Yesterday, the Commonwealth Secretariat and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster cooperation on key agricultural and fisheries demanding situations confronting the Commonwealth Caribbean and to deepen ongoing cooperation on digitalisation in agriculture.
The memorandum became signed via way of means of the Commonwealth Secretary-General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, QC and IICA Director General, Manuel Otero.
Through this collaboration, each firms purpose to guide Commonwealth Caribbean international locations to higher leverage digitalisation for elevated meals production, to obtain agricultural and fisheries improvement, which includes alternate and investment, and rural well being throughout the region.
At the digital signing ceremony, Secretary-General Scotland said: “In unsure times, strengthening local and worldwide cooperation is key. If we're to construct the resilience of the maximum prone participants in our Commonwealth family, then we have to paintings collectively to combat what can appear to be the overpowering demanding situations of weather trade and threats to meals protection. I am overjoyed that IICA and the Commonwealth Secretariat are becoming a member of forces to address those demanding situations.”
Director General of the IICA, Manuel Otero said: “Caribbean international locations are key to making sure meals protection at the worldwide level. At IICA we're devoted to helping the improvement of resilient, innovative, inclusive and worthwhile agriculture wherein new generations have possibilities to feed their households with dignity and generate well being of their communities.”
Specific regions of cooperation include:
Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Fisheries
Increasing Productivity and Competitiveness
Trade and Investment Opportunities
Access to Climate Finance
User Empowerment and revel in sharing for farmers and fisherfolk
Capacity Building for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Digital Agriculture and Digital Fisheries (Enabling the transformation of smallholder agriculture and artisanal fisheries)
At present, there are thirteen IICA participants a few of the fifty six participants of the Commonwealth and all Commonwealth international locations withinside the Americas belong to the IICA. Facilitated via way of means of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Connectivity Agenda (CCA) and IICA, this partnership will assist construct upon the paintings of each firms’ ambition of a greater inclusive and sustainable future.
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