1. Secretariat of the Ministerial Process
BUILDING TODAY THE
AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE OF 2015
(opportunity for a renewed
institutional framework,
joint action and cooperation)
Secretariat of the Ministerial Process

2. POSITIONING AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE ON THE INTER-AMERICAN AGENDA: from Quebec 2001 to Monterrey 2004
A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE IN THE AMERICAS: AGRO 2015 Plan
AGRO – AMÉRICAS: a new hemispheric dynamic

3. DEVELOPING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR FOLLOWING UP ON THE
AGRO 2015 PLAN:
joint iniciative among 5
internacional organizations in support of
the Ministerial Delegates of
Agriculture and Rural Life
EL DISCO COMPACTO QUE LES TRAEMOS CONTIENE 3 TRABAJOS QUE SON RESULTADO DEL ESFUERZO DE 5 ORGANISMOS INTERNACIONALES “TRABAJANDO JUNTOS” PARA DARLE SEGUIMIENTO AL CUMPLIMIENTO DE LOS MANDATOS DE LAS CUMBRES, EVALUAR SU IMPACTO EN EL COMPORTAMIENTO DE LA AGRICULTURA Y VIDA RURAL, CONOCER LAS EXPECTATIVAS DE LOS ACTORES DEL AGRO Y CON ESA BASE SUGERIR AJUSTES PARA LAS SIGUIENTES CUMBRES Y REUNIONES MINISTERIALES.
ESTE ESFUERZO ES COORDINADO POR LA CEPAL Y EL IICA.
Secretariat of the Ministerial Meeting
“Agriculture & Rural Life in the Americas”
OPS

4. Summit Process & Ministerial Process
QUEBEC 2001
MONTERREY 2004
MAR DEL PLATA 2005
MINISTERIAL DELEGATES WORKING TOGETHER & GRICA
MINISTERIAL MEETING
FIRST
BAVARO 2001
MINISTERIAL MEETING
THIRD
GUAYAQUIL 2005
MINISTERIAL MEETING
SECOND
PANAMA 2003
MINISTERIAL DELEGATES WORKING TOGETHER & GRICA

5. THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, 2001
DECLARATION
IMPROVING AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIFE IS ESSENTIAL TO REDUCE POVERTY AND ACHIEVE INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAN OF ACTION
WE RECOGNIZE THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE:
As a way of life for millions of rural families
As strategic sector of the socio-economic system essential for generating prosperity

6. Systemic Concept of Agriculture and Rural Life
(beyond a purely sectoral perspective)
INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
NATIONAL CONTEXT
RURAL
SYSTEM
AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM
NON AGRIC.
ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL & INTERN
MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL
ACTIVITIES
RURAL
TERRITORIES
AGRICULTURAL
CHAINS
AGRO 2015 Plan Introduction – 2nd Pa.

7. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION-
TRADE
POLITICAL-
INSTITUTIONAL
ECOLOGICAL -
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
APPROACH
(dimensions)
SOCIO – CULTURAL HUMAN
AGRO 2015 Plan Introduction – 2nd Pa.

8. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
Those two aspects define the space to build today the agriculture & rural life of 2015
CATEGORIES
DIMENSIONS
RURAL TERRITORIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION –
TRADE CHAINS
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
PRODUCTION – TRADE
ECOLOGICAL – ENVIRONMENTAL
SOCIO – CULTURAL AND HUMAN
POLITICAL – INSTITUTIONAL
12 components of the
conceptual-thematic space
for a renewed agriculture
and rural life

9. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
FROM 2015 VISION THE NATIONAL POLICIES TO
RURAL TERRITORIES
A-P-T CHAINS
NAC./ INT. CONTEXT
PROD.TRADE
ECO.
ENV.
SOC.
CULT
HUM.
POL.
INST.
COMPETITIVENESS
SUSTAINABILITY
EQUITY
GOVERNANCE
AGRO-System Matrix:
space for developing
national policies
RURAL PROSPERITY
FOOD SECURITY
INTERNATIONAL POSITIONING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

10. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE COMPETITIVENESS PRIORITY LINES FOR THE
PRODUCTION - TRADE DIMENSION
TERRITORIES
CHAINS
CONTEXT 1.
PROMOTING COMPETITIVE RURAL ENTERPRISES 2.
INTEGRATING PRODUCTION CHAINS AND STRENGTHENING THEIR COMPETITIVENESS 3.
PROMOTING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO COMPETITIVE AGRICULTURE

11. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITY LINES FOR THE
ECOLOGICAL - ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION
TERRITORIES
CHAINS
CONTEXT 4.
BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE IN THE RURAL AREAS 5.
FROM FARM TO TABLE: PROMOTING INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
6. PARTICIPATING IN BUILDING AN INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK

12. ADVANCING LEARNING AND EXPERTISE IN THE CHAIN
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE EQUITY
PRIORITY LINES FOR THE
SOCIO - CULTURAL AND HUMAN DIMENSION
TERRITORIES
CHAINS
CONTEXT 7.
QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: CREATING KNOW-HOW AND OPPORTUNITIES 8.
ADVANCING LEARNING AND EXPERTISE IN THE CHAIN 9.
PROMOTING POLICIES TO CREATE CAPABILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RURAL COMMUNITIES

13. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE GOVERNANCE PRIORITY LINES FOR THE
POLITICAL - INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION
TERRITORIES
CHAINS
CONTEXT
10. STRENGTHENING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION AND COORDINATED ACTION BETWEEN THEM IN THE TERRITORIES
11. STRENGTHENING DIALOGUE AND COMMITMENTS AMONG ACTORS IN THE CHAIN
12.
PROMOTING STATE POLICIES FOR AGRICULTURE
& RURAL LIFE & REGIONAL & HEMISPHERIC COOPERATION

14. PURPOSES FOR THE PRIORITY LINES AND THEIR COHERENCE WITH THE VISION AND THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF THE AGRO 2015 PLAN
CATEGORIES
Rural Territories
Agricultural Production-Trade Chains
National and International Context
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
DIMENSIONS
Production – Trade
1. Promoting competitive rural enterprises
2. Integrating chains and strengthening their competitiveness
3. Promoting an environment conducive to competitive agriculture
 Competitiveness
Ecological – Environmental
4. Being environmentally responsible in the rural areas
5. From farm to table: promoting integrated environmental management
6. Participating in building an institutional environmental framework
 Sustainability
Sociocultural - human
7. Quality of life in rural communities: creating know-how and opportunity
8. Advancing learning and expertise in the chain
9. Promoting policies to create capabilities and opportunities for the rural communities
 Equity
Political - institutional
10. Strengthening public and private sector participation and coordinated action between them in the territories
11. Strengthening dialogue and commitments among actors in the chain
12. Promoting state policies for agriculture and rural life and regional and hemispheric cooperation
 Governance
  
Rural Prosperity Food Security
International Positioning
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL MILIEU  

15. PROPOSAL FOR THE IV SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
DECLARATION
A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT, JOB CREATION AND RURAL PROSPERITY, AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE OBJECTIVES DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS 1, 2 AND 3 OF THIS DECLARATION.
PLAN OF ACTION
WE SHALL PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR AGRICULTURE THAT WILL ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURAL TRADE, INVESTMENTS IN THE RURAL MILIEU TO CONTRIBUTE TO ITS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE CREATION OF JOBS AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY.

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION