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Calendar 15/8/2024

Guilds, Business Owners, Environmental Entities, and Other Stakeholders from Southwestern Antioquia Learn About the APPA Identification Process

Guilds, Business Owners, Environmental Entities, and Other Stakeholders from Southwestern Antioquia Learn About the APPA Identification Process

UPRA is protecting rural land areas in order to guarantee the human right to adequate food at the national level.

Bogotá, D. C., (@UPRAColombia, @claudialili76). The Unit for Rural Agricultural Planning (UPRA) held a meeting with various stakeholders from Southwestern Antioquia, including guilds, associations, and businesses, to present the progress in identifying Areas of Protection for Food Production (APPA). This process aims to protect rural soils in Colombia and ensure the human right to adequate food. 
 

The meeting, held at the Comfama Julio C. Hernández park, located on the La Pintada - Puente Iglesias road, was attended by over 40 representatives from different entities. 
 

The UPRA technical team explained the criteria used to identify the APPA, which include:  

  • Location within the national agricultural frontier.
  • High soil suitability for producing foods prioritized by the Intersectoral Commission on Food Security and Nutrition (CISAN) and other locally traditional products.
  • Agrological classification of soils in categories 1, 2, and 3.
  • Predominance of Smallholder, Family, and Community Agriculture (ACFC) linked to the market.
  • Alignment with productive and social planning instruments with a territorial approach.  

Additionally, the benefits these areas provide to municipalities were highlighted, such as protecting rural soils for food production, promoting agricultural production, and ensuring the availability of food to guarantee the right to food. 


Attendees praised UPRA’s participatory process. Ismael Restrepo, from the Environmental Table of Támesis, emphasized the importance of participation in the meeting, while María Victoria Henao, from the Mulit Corporation of Women Leaders of Támesis, appreciated the agricultural focus of the plan for the region. Juan Gonzalo Cárdenas, from the Committee for the Environmental Defense of the Territory, underscored the importance of protecting rural areas to improve quality of life and ensure food sovereignty. 
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The UPRA team announced that future meetings will continue to update stakeholders on the progress of the APPA identification process. ​