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The FAO report "Agrifood Solutions to Climate Change" addresses agrifood solutions to climate change and highlights the importance of transforming agrifood systems to make them sustainable, inclusive, resilient and adaptive to climate impacts. The report highlights that agri-food systems are responsible for 30% of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions and that investments in these systems need to be increased to confront the climate crisis. The document also highlights the crucial role of small farmers, fishermen, and forestry workers in the fight against climate change, noting that they provide 70-80% of the world's food, and emphasizes the importance of eliminating discriminatory barriers for women. , young people, older people, indigenous peoples and people with disabilities, promoting gender-sensitive policies and programs that support female leadership and natural resource management.

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The digital platform of the Observatory of Public Policies for Agrifood Systems (OPSAa) is at the service of the countries of the Americas as a meeting point for the exchange of knowledge and to promote the new generation of public policies that transform the agrifood systems of the hemisphere.

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