They will create a platform to promote the transition towards a more sustainable livestock farming in Latin America

The IDB and IICA presented, within the framework of COP27, an initiative that aims to unite the countries of the southern cone through a platform to make the sector visible and monitor. As a strategy for the development and union of the countries of the Latin American region, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) launched an initiative for the creation of a "Sustainable Livestock Platform In the americas". Initially, the platform will host the countries of the southern cone: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile, since the region represents 38.5% of world beef exports, 27.5% of the world bovine herd and 25.2% of world beef production, according to EuroCarne. The platform, announced during COP 27 by IICA's Assistant Director General, Lloyd Day, and the IDB's Head of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Division, Graham Watkins, will have as main objectives: building a shared vision of ...