The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture seeks to reach consensus related to global agricultural policy and food security.
The Uruguayan Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattosmet with his German counterpart – within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) – to review the excellent bilateral relationship between the two as well; He also met with his Argentine counterpart with the aim of strengthening a joint position in the Southern Agricultural Council during the Green Week in Berlin.
The Green Week began is a trade fair specialized in the agricultural and food sectorbrings together more than 1,400 exhibitors from 61 countries, as well as representatives of the food industry, agricultural importers, international specialists from all fields of agriculture, forestry, horticulture and commercial fishing.
Last Thursday, the minister held a working meeting with the Secretary of State, Mrs. Claudia Müller of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture German where they reviewed the fruitful existing bilateral relationship and exchanged about the potential that the area of cooperation shows. Furthermore, he held a meeting with the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr. Cem Özdemir.
In addition, accompanied by Ambassador López Fabregat, he was part of the reception of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture for foreign guests of honor offered by the German minister Cem Özdemir. There, I can have a rich exchange with other heads of delegation, in particular with your counterpart from the Netherlands, Mr. Piet Adema.
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Meeting with Argentina
The leader of the portfolio also met with the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Fernando Vilella, and discussed the status of the bilateral agenda and the opportunities for cooperation within the framework of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS).
In this framework, Vilella highlighted “the importance of working on a joint vision in relation to adaptation to the climate change, promote the sustainability of our productive systems and in the defense of a multilateral trading system based on scientific principles, to be able to respond to the world food security“.
In this sense, Vilella and Mattos agreed to evaluate within the framework of the CAS the development of joint lines of research to obtain emission factors specific to the region.
Source: Ambito
