Sustainability and Gender Equality in Agriculture: How do Voluntary Standards Fit In?

Feb 10, 2021 | Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
Online
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Join us for the International Development Week edition of Be the Change, MCIC's SDGs event series — this time, for a conversation with Cristina Larrea and Ege Tekinbas of IISD, titled Sustainability and Gender Equality in Agriculture: How do voluntary standards fit in? IISD is an organization that provides practical solutions to the challenge of integrating environmental and social priorities with economic development. IISD reports on international negotiations, conducts rigorous research, and engages citizens, businesses and policy-makers on the shared goal of developing sustainably.

The webinar will present global trends on sustainable production and consumption in several agricultural commodities leveraging Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs), looking at the enabling and limiting factors and suggesting potential way forward for growth-. The session will also unfold how VSSs can contribute to advance sustainable production practices in agriculture by preserving ecosystems and biodiversity while contributing to advance gender equality.

Who: Manitoba Council for International Cooperation 

Where: Online

When: 10 February 2021  Time: 01:00 PM EST