This event, led by FONTAGRO, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) – New Zealand, the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) – Argentina, the ArgenINTA Foundation – Argentina, the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA Chile), the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) – Argentina, aims to socialize how these organizations promote sustainability and food security in the indigenous Mapuche communities in rural areas of Argentina and Chile.

Through a FONTAGRO project, they aim to improve livestock production through climate-smart practices, leveraging previous experience to propose tailored solutions for these communities.

The event will take place next Friday, September 13 at 10:00 am (Eastern Time in the United States, Washington D.C.), and its schedule varies according to the time zones, as detailed below:

– 10:00 am (Santiago, Chile)
– 11:00 am (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

The link to register for this event is available at: https://forms.office.com/r/iJ9AekxJDV

 

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About FONTAGRO

FONTAGRO was created 1998 with the purpose of promoting the increase of the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and the reduction of poverty in the region. The objective of FONTAGRO is to establish itself as a sustainable financing mechanism for the development of agricultural technology and innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean and Spain, and to establish a forum for the discussion of priority topics of technological innovation. The member countries are: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela. In the last 21 years 167 regional agricultural innovation platforms have been co-financed for an amount of US $ 124 million, which has reached 452 institutions and 33 countries worldwide.