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Calendar 28/5/2024

UPRA contributes guidelines to the construction of the Agricultural Action Plan for Casanare

La UPRA aporta lineamientos en construcción del Plan de Acción Agro del Casanare

The Secretariat of Economic Development, Agriculture, Livestock, and Environment of the Government of Casanare led the exercise involving public and private entities. 
UPRA and the Government of Casanare have a signed Memorandum of Understanding to promote the agricultural sector of the department. 
 
Bogotá D. C., (@UPRAColombia, @claudialili76). The director of the Agricultural and Rural Planning Unit (UPRA) was present at the 'ProCasanare Alliance' meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Yopal (Casanare), bringing together various public and private sector entities at both national and departmental levels.

 
The event, convened by the Secretariat of Economic Development, Agriculture, Livestock, and Environment of the Government of Casanare, aimed to promote concrete actions that would contribute to a four-year Action Plan for the agricultural sector in Casanare.
 
During the session, entities such as Fedepalma, Cenipalma, USAID, the National Land Agency, Agrosavia, and the Ministry of Agriculture were present, among others. 
The director of UPRA highlighted the importance of conducting training at the departmental and municipal levels on Agricultural Frontier, as well as a working group between the entity, municipalities, the department, and the autonomous corporation, in order to develop the agricultural sector in the department.

It is worth noting that UPRA and the Government of Casanare have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with different tasks: 
 

  • Provide support in the formulation of the Departmental Development Plan.
  • Provide technical assistance in Agricultural Territorial Planning to the department and its municipalities.
  • Provide Agricultural Frontier assistance for the Orinoquia region.
  • Develop, deliver, and socialize suitability zoning for the Orinoquia and the country.
  • Analyze production costs for prioritized alternatives for the Orinoquia.
  • Guide the formulation of SIPAM and support the implementation of the Peace Landscape Charter in Ariporo.
  • Provide training on the Rural Agricultural Planning Information System (SIPRA).
  • Support the identification, characterization, and georeferencing of equipment, assets, and services of interest to the agricultural sector (RECIA). 

The Plan, built among all entities during the “ProCasanare Alliance” meeting, will integrate interventions from each program and project in the territory with the aim of generating synergy among all to achieve the goals of the Development Plan.