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Calendar 12/4/2024

With more than 80 agricultural producers from Buenaventura, the first plenary session of the Agricultural Statistics Table was held.

Con más de 80 productores agropecuarios de Buenaventura, se llevó a cabo la primera plenaria de la Mesa de Estadísticas Agropecuarias
During the session, different entities from the national sector (ADR, Aunap, ICA, DANE, ART, MADR, Agrosavia, UPRA), as well as producers' associations, the Civic Strike Table, women's collectives, Afro-descendant and indigenous communities, community councils, fishermen, platóneras, and local entities, participated. 
The central theme of the session was information serving the territories.
 
Bogotá D.C., (@Minagricultura, @UPRAColombia, @claudialili76). Under the technical secretariat of the Agricultural Statistics Table led by the Rural Agricultural Planning Unit (UPRA), the first plenary session of 2024 was held from Buenaventura, focusing on "Information Serving the Territories." More than 80 representatives from producers' associations, the Civic Strike Table, women's collectives, Afro-descendant and indigenous communities, community councils, fishermen, platóneras, and local entities attended the session.
 
 
The Agricultural Statistics Table, operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, along with the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), continues to implement a robust strategy aimed at bringing sectoral statistical information to different actors in the regions, facilitating not only decision-making but also access to the necessary inputs for the consolidation of an increasingly structured agricultural sector.
 
"We are taking the Agricultural Statistics Table to the regions because we recognize the importance of producers and different sectoral actors knowing about sectoral information offerings, how to access them, and how to benefit from them for decision-making. Thus, during the plenary sessions, we not only present the projects we are advancing in collaboration with different entities but also make available the ​institutional offerings of UPRA to the users," said Oscar Pedraza, a professional at UPRA and leader of the technical secretariat of the Agricultural Statistics Table.
 
The attendees and regional producers appreciated the event and the sharing of various information systems. "These meetings are of utmost importance because they allow us to see what things are being done and how we, the producers, can benefit from all this. For us, it is very important because the Colombian Pacific has its eyes set on the development of Buenaventura, which is the natural capital of the Colombian Pacific," said Ruth Segura Balverde, a fishing guild leader in Buenaventura.
 
During the session in Buenaventura, DANE shared the Territorial Statistical Capacity Index - ICET of Buenaventura and also concepts and strategic guidelines of the National Statistical System as part of the promotion of Statistical Culture in the territories.
 
 
The National Authority for Aquaculture and Fisheries (AUNAP) presented the Colombian Fishing Statistical Service System, SEPEC. It is a platform where fishermen can consult statistical information about their activity, in addition to a robust catalog of species, which is an international reference as it has scientific images of each of the species mapped nationwide.
 
The Colombian Agricultural Institute explained and highlighted the protocols and key information systems for the National Government's development plan. In addition to the safety and health protocols that must be taken into account during the fishing process and treatment of products in order to maintain the necessary biological properties and characteristics to not affect consumers' health and the quality of the final product.
 
Likewise, the Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research, AGROSAVIA, shared the Agricultural Library of Colombia and the information available on the platform; a system focused on bringing information to all regions of the country such as: research results, studies, analysis, and more, from both the private and public sectors. ADR presented the projects developed in Buenaventura between 2020 and 2023.
 
Finally, UPRA also presented its institutional offerings, including: the EVAS, the Collaborative Agricultural Infrastructure Network (RECIA), the National Agricultural Frontier, the Productive Aptitude Zonings for Cocoa chains (national), Technified Coconut (Pacific Platform), and Chontaduro (Guaviare as an example), and the projects to be carried out in 2024 such as the marine coastal frontier and zonings for coastal artisanal fishing, traditional coconut, with Buenaventura being one of the pilot sites for these projects; likewise, progress and research on land tenure and land market in the country were presented.