Mexico to chair PLACA on climate change

by times news cr

2024-07-12 05:51:16

Mexico chaired the Annual Platform Assembly of Climate Action in Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLATE) 2024 represented by the head of Agriculture, Víctor Villalobos. It was stated that we have strengthened the onslaught of climate change in the region, in Mexico and the Caribbean, for the past four years.

FAO’s regional representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, acknowledged PLACA’s growth as a result of the commitment of the 16 member countries.

The Ministry of Agriculture FAO has kept its objectives clear in the face of the different situations faced in recent years, by implementing a strategy focused on soil restoration and conservation, stressed the FAO representative in Mexico, Lina Pohl Alfaro.

In Mexico the development of the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) It is already a benchmark for regional collaboration to achieve the transition towards sustainable agricultural practices, said Villalobos.

At the opening of the Annual Assembly of PLATE, Made up of Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay, the federal official highlighted that the collaboration between Mexico and Latin America and the Caribbean has been significantly strengthened in agriculture and climate change since four years ago, when it joined this initiative.

The PLATE platform It is a successful strategy that has been realized in facts and consolidated with actions in the region, he stressed in the company of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food of Guatemala, Maynor Estrada Rosalesand representatives of focal points from the 16 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

2024-07-12 05:51:16

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