Wilson Center organizes dialogue on future of agriculture with President of EMBRAPA

The Wilson Center in the United States (U.S), with support from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),is organising dialogue on the future of agriculture with President of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), and Secretary of Brazil’s Ministry of Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). The event will take place at the Wilson Center on Friday, September 20, 2024.

The private dialogue event, ‘Farming Forward: Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture’, will feature Silvia Maria Fonseca Silveira Massruhá, President of Embrapa; and Brazil’s Secretary of Commerce and International Relations at MAPA, Roberto Perosa, a release from IICA states.

As Brazil and the United States together produce a quarter of the world’s food supply, this dialogue is timely and essential, the release notes as well. The meeting will explore Brazil’s groundbreaking innovations in sustainable agriculture and their critical role in enhancing climate resilience. Additionally, it will provide insights into MAPA’s strategic international collaborations that promote sustainable agricultural practices globally.

This event also marks the launch of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Sustainable Agriculture Initiative, a hemispheric effort aimed at fostering sustainable food production across the Americas. The initiative seeks to bolster global food security while reducing environmental impacts, such as deforestation and carbon and methane emissions.

In partnership with IICA, the Wilson Center’s initiative supports the development of advanced agricultural technologies and the formulation of public policies that incentivize sustainable practices. This is vital as Latin America faces significant challenges stemming from biodiversity loss and climate change, which threaten agricultural productivity.

The release states further that the Wilson Center’s Sustainable Agriculture Initiative leverages independent research, policy programmes, and cross-sector collaborations to bring together policymakers, scholars, and private sector leaders committed to addressing these pressing global challenges.