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Agriculture and Rural Development Day, 2012
On June 18 2012, in connection to the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and partners hosted the 4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day at the SulAmerica Convention Center in central Rio. The purpose of ARDD was to ensure that the vision for a sustainable green economy from Rio+20 included clear steps for building a sustainable food system. The event featured keynote speeches, high-level panels, parallel learning events and an exhibition.
In the picture: Pedro Antonio Arraes Pereira, President of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). Photo: C. Schubert (CCAFS). Please credit appropriately.
Read more about ARDD on the event webpage and on CCAFS blog
Agriculture and Rural Development Day, 2012
On June 18 2012, in connection to the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and partners hosted the 4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day at the SulAmerica Convention Center in central Rio. The purpose of ARDD was to ensure that the vision for a sustainable green economy from Rio+20 included clear steps for building a sustainable food system. The event featured keynote speeches, high-level panels, parallel learning events and an exhibition.
In the picture: Pedro Antonio Arraes Pereira, President of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). Photo: C. Schubert (CCAFS). Please credit appropriately.
Read more about ARDD on the event webpage and on CCAFS blog