Montevideo, 15 de September 2021 – On 15 September, in the city of Montevideo, the conference The agricultural livestock sector in the fight against climate change was held,
with the participation of the general coordinator and beneficiary family livestock farmers of the Resilient Family Livestock project of the EUROCLIMA+ Programme in the Resilient Food Production sector, finance by the European Union.
The event was organised by the Delegation of the European Union in Uruguay, together with the Italian Embassy in Montevideo, and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation. The opening was made by the Head of the European Union Delegation in Uruguay, Ambassador Paolo Berizzi, and the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay Mr. Fernando Mattos.
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Ambassador Paolo Berizzi and the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay Mr. Fernando Mattos
Mrs. Cristina Laso, an expert from the European Commission, then presented the strategy "From Farm to Fork", promoted by the European Union to achieve a fair, healthy and environmentally respectful food system, within the framework of the European Green Pact. This presentation served as a preamble for the subsequent exchange space, with the participation of Mr. Giovanni Battista Ianuzzi, Ambassador of Italy in Uruguay; Dr. Daniel Rama, Director of the company Pontyn; and the Agronomist Maria Eugenia Carriquiry, technician of the National Commission for Rural Development (CNFR) and coordinator of the Resilient Family Livestock project.
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Visual of the invitation
In her presentation, Ms. Carriquiry reported that this project works with 52 livestock farming families linked to 6 Rural Development Societies in the regions of Sierras del Este and Basalto, with the support of the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA) of Uruguay. She highlighted the main expected impacts of the project: to increase the climate resilience of family livestock farmers through the implementation of best livestock farming practices under the co-innovation approach; to contribute to Uruguay's Nationally Determined Contribution, in terms of mitigation (reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions per unit of product) and adaptation to climate change; and to generate lessons learned that contribute to the construction of rural extension processes in Uruguay and South America..
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Agronomist María Eugenia Carriquiry, technician of the National Commission for Rural Development (CNFR) and coordinator of the Resilient Family Livestock project.
To finish, Mrs. Marita González and Mr. Rosalino Bonini, family livestock producers who are beneficiaries of the Resilient Family Farming project, gave their testimony on how they are living the experience in the territory. They stressed that for their organisation, the project has been an opportunity for livestock farming families to access tools and knowledge that help them to produce better and preserve natural resources and the great biodiversity of the natural countryside, through the support of technicians for better management of livestock farms. Uruguay has great potential to stand out in the world as a quality food producer, building resilience to climate change and conserving natural resources for future generations.
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Marita González and Rosalino Bonini, Finally, Mrs. Marita González and Mr. Rosalino Bonini, family livestock producers who are beneficiaries of the Resilient Family Farming project
The Conference was closed by Mr. Damian Kaminsky, Head of Economic and Trade Affairs of the European Union Delegation in Uruguay.
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Source of the photos: Resilient Family Livestock Project
