They analyze the transformation of the rural sector in Latin America

the results ECLAC-IFAD project “New narratives for rural transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean”, were presented during the regional seminar “Towards a regional agenda on public policies for rural development”, organized by the Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Ministry of Agricultural Development (Mida) and National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).

The goal of this project was to define the boundaries and scope of the classic definition of rurality in the countries through a regional dialogue with the ministries of finance, development and spatial planning, central banks and statistics offices, in order to reduce poverty. rural areas and inequality, with special emphasis on the fiscal dimension and its importance for the transformation of public policy patterns Rural development.

In the name Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama Engineer José Bernardo González, National Director of Rural Development, participated, who said that this seminar seeks to jointly define the new realities of what is happening in the rural environment, in the area where the poorest people live and who are excluded from politics. , must reach an agreement to define new policies that recognize the potential of people and territories, natural and productive resources that these territories have, which have been suppressed for a long time.

He added that today is a new reality poverty and migration of people forces all countries to have a new vision, a new way of working that guarantees that people will get out of poverty and join the development.

González emphasized that in recent years the government President of the Republic Laurentino Cortizo Efforts have been made to develop the country and rural areas through policies that strengthen the productive sectors and families excluded from development, yet many challenges lie ahead, firstly, recognizing the potential of these rural areas to be used, secondly, strengthening the capacity of people so that they can participate in development of their communities, strengthen local authorities and private actors to contribute together with the government to improve the use of state resources.

He added that other important challenges are related to specific issues such as progress in digitalization of agriculture, inclusion technologies to production systemsstrengthen cooperatives to improve the inclusion of people in value chains and review financing, insurance and market strategies, therefore there is an urgent need to implement inclusive economic and production policies for the most vulnerable groups such as young people and rural women and indigenous populations.

He emphasized that it is Hive plan It is an example of the collaborative way we must implement programs and projects in the most vulnerable communities, and this new vision will help strengthen communities and improve people’s lives.

Joint project between International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)focuses on analyzing the “new rurality” and studying persistent structural gaps in order to reduce rural poverty, inequality and promote structural transformation in middle-income countries in the region.

Representatives of 14 Latin American countries, FAO representative in Panama, Adorinam Sánches, Samuel Moreno, director of INEC, Oneida Peralta and Technical Secretary of the Mides Social Cabinetamong others.