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The objective of the workshop was to provide participants with knowledge and basic tools about approaches to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), the mitigation of greenhouse gases and compound emissions (CyGEI), value chains and the valuation of ecosystem services in the agrifood sector.<\/p>\n
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Among the topics addressed in presentations and analysis exercises were the current situation of climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services as they relate to agrifood production; dependence on ecosystem services for food production; the vulnerability of food production subsectors to climate change effects and its impact on food security; the implications of food production on the generation of greenhouse gases and compound emissions; and adaptation and mitigation measures in agrifood production subsectors.<\/p>\n
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The workshop also included a presentation on the Climate Change and Agrifood Production Agenda (2018-2030) and the Integration Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Agricultural Sector (2016-2022). Both are useful programmatic tools for managing this problem, both in terms of public policy and the collective action of relevant stakeholders.<\/p>\n
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The first workshop was held in coordination with the Rural Development Support Center (CADER) of Ocotl\u00e1n, Jalisco, on October 4 and 5, in the auditorium of Ocotl\u00e1n\u2019s Casa de Cultura<\/em> on the bank of Lake Chapala. It included 42 participants, including rural producers, representatives from the Ocotl\u00e1n municipal government and technical personnel from CADER Ocotl\u00e1n, the Jalisco Delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA<\/a>), the Ministry of Rural Development (SEDER) of Jalisco, the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), the National Institute for the Development of Rural Capacities, A.C. (INCA Rural), the Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), the Intermunicipal Association for the Protection of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Lake Chapala (AIPROMADES Lago de Chapala), the Jalisco Produce Foundation, the Trust Funds for Rural Development (FIRA), the Agency for Services toward the Commercialization and Development of Agricultural Markets (ASERCA), as well as consultants, and students studying agrobiotechnology at the University of Guadalajara.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The second workshop was held at the Yucat\u00e1n Scientific and Technological Park near M\u00e9rida, Yucat\u00e1n, on October 29 and 30. It had 70 participants, including rural producers, students, extensionists and private consultants; technical staff from the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP<\/a>), FIRA-Southeast and the Consulting Technical Commission of Rangeland Coefficients (COTECOCA); researchers and academics from the Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco, A.C. (CIATEJ-Southeast), the National Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIFAP<\/a>), and the Yucat\u00e1n Center for Scientific Research, A.C.; and civil society organization members from the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula Climate Fund, A.C. and Heritage, Development and Sustainability, A.C.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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