11月6日，第十七届“一带一路”生态农业与食品安全论坛，作为第七届中国国际进口博览会配套活动在上海成功举办，主题为：深化“一带一路”农业与食品交流合作 共治共享食品安全。论坛聚焦生态农业发展和食品安全领域，致力于搭建国家级食品安全政策权威解读平台、农业食品产业国际深度交流合作平台、共建国家参与全球食品安全治理发声平台、构建人类命运共同体协作平台。乌拉圭驻华大使馆农业参赞露西亚·罗德里格斯出席论坛开幕式并作主题演讲。

乌拉圭驻华大使馆农业参赞露西亚·罗德里格斯作主题演讲

以下为演讲全文：

尊敬的各位领导和嘉宾：

女士们，先生们，我非常荣幸能够参加第十七届“一带一路”生态农业与食品安全论坛。我要祝贺你们成功举办这一重要活动，该活动有助于深化在农业食品系统这一重要领域的国际合作。

我想借此机会强调乌拉圭与中国之间的良好关系，这一关系在去年11月乌拉圭总统拉卡列·波乌对北京进行国事访问期间，与习近平主席会晤后，正式提升为全面战略伙伴关系。我们将继续按照两国元首的指示，在贸易、投资、农业、科技、可持续发展等多个领域扩大合作。

1. 乌拉圭作为可持续食品生产国
乌拉圭是全球知名的优质食品出口国，主要产品包括肉类、乳制品、谷物、水果、橄榄油、蜂蜜和鱼类。我们的产品之所以具备卓越品质，源自我们天然的生产方式、安全的食品标准以及在研发方面的重大进展，使我们能够在食品工业中应用现代化和最先进的技术。乌拉圭与阿根廷、巴西和巴拉圭一起，位于全球主要食品出口地区。乌拉圭已经定位为高质量食品的供应国，虽然我们只有350万人口，但能为3000万人提供食物，并预计在未来几年能够为5000万人提供食物。乌拉圭保持严格的可持续农业发展政策，并因其生产过程和优质农业产品而获得认可。乌拉圭拥有卓越的追溯体系，不仅适用于牛肉生产这一主要出口产品，还包括蜂蜜、柑橘类水果和葡萄酒的生产。农业部门对乌拉圭国内生产总值（GDP）的贡献为7%，若包括间接贡献，这一比例可达到25%。该部门为本国食品篮子（乳制品、肉类、面粉、食用油）提供了关键产品，并为国内劳动人口的14%提供了就业机会。

 2. 农业生产系统
大体上，乌拉圭的大部分农业用地用于三个主要活动：大规模农业、畜牧业和商业林业。近年来，这些生产活动经历了快速转型。乌拉圭的生产系统既是竞争力的来源，也是脆弱性的体现。尽管丰富的自然资源使乌拉圭能够以低成本生产农作物和畜产品，但其生产系统容易受到气候变化的影响，特别是干旱。土壤侵蚀和水污染是农业部门和整个国家面临的主要环境挑战。

 3. 食品生产
作为一个农业出口国，乌拉圭的食品生产面临市场变化、质量和安全要求以及在气候变化情况下保护土壤、水和植被资源的挑战。就本国而言，乌拉圭的挑战在于优化食品系统，提供足够数量且具营养质量的食物，以满足乌拉圭人口的食品与营养需求。

 4. 乌拉圭的气候智能型农业
基于上述原因，推广气候智能型农业实践非常重要，这不仅可以应对气候变化带来的挑战，还能促进经济增长和农业部门的发展。乌拉圭的生产者们一直在使用、适应并不断完善许多气候智能型农业实践。例如，在覆盖该国大部分农业用地的肉类生产中，常用的实践之一是牧场的综合管理（天然草地的利用）。

5. 合作机会
在这一领域，我认为乌拉圭与中国有着广泛的合作机会。中国设定了非常雄心勃勃的目标，致力于推动高质量发展。中国政府宣布力争在2030年前实现二氧化碳排放峰值，并在2060年前实现碳中和，致力于为应对气候变化做出新的更大贡献。历史上，中国是一个农业大国，占全球农业用地的9%，养活了全球近20%的人口，提供了全球超过25%的食品和主要农产品。中国的发展成就令人瞩目。中国农业正在从量的增长向质的提升转型，走向低碳绿色的农业生产和农村生活方式。分享中国农业转型的解决方案和经验，对其他发展中国家和地区具有重要意义。

南南合作和“一带一路”倡议是分享中国农业转型与发展经验的重要渠道。
合作机会主要涉及以下方面：

- 技术共享：在农业技术方面合作，如精准农业、人工智能、机械化、无人机和卫星系统，以提高效率和生产力，而中国在这些领域发展迅速。作为应对气候变化合作协议的一部分，近年来中国向乌拉圭慷慨捐赠了一套移动地面系统，能够接收和处理气象卫星数据。

- 研发合作：开展以气候适应型作物和可持续农业实践为重点的联合研究项目。乌拉圭和中国在过去几年里共同开发了大豆基因联合实验室，不仅极大地促进了两国的贸易和科学关系，还为今后在其他领域推广联合实验室铺平了道路。

- 数据交换：在数据充裕的时代，数据交换也至关重要。

- 能力建设：为农民和农业专业人员制定培训项目，推广智能农业技术的应用。

- 国际论坛：参与全球农业论坛，促进对话与合作。

谢谢大家！

 

以下为英文原文：

Distinguished authorities and special guests:

Ladies and gentlemen;

It is my great pleasure to participate in the 17th Belt and Road Eco-Agriculture and Food Safety Forum. I want to congratulate you for holding this significant event, which contributes to deepening international cooperation in an area of such great significance as agrifood systems.

I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the excellent relation between Uruguay and China, which was recently elevated to the status of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, during the State visit of President Lacalle Pou to Beijing last November, when he met with President Xi Jinping. Following the directives of the Heads of State, we will continue to expand our cooperation in many areas such as trade, investment, agriculture, science and technology, sustainable development, and others.

1. URUGUAY AS A SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCER

Uruguay is a world-renowned exporter of high quality food products, including meat, dairy, grain, fruits, olive oil, honey and fish. The premium quality of our products is based on our competitive advantages such as natural production, the safety of our food and the great advances we have made in research and development, enabling us to apply modern and state-of-the-art technology in our food industry.

Uruguay is part of the main food exporting region in the world, together with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Uruguay has positioned itself as a supplier of high quality food and with a population of just 3.5 million people produces food for 30 million people and expects to produce food for 50 million in the coming years.

Uruguay maintains a strict policy of sustainable agricultural development and is recognized for the production process and quality agricultural products. The country has an excellent traceability system that applies not only to beef production - the main export product- but also to honey, citrus fruits and wine.

The agriculture sector contributes 7% to Uruguay’s gross domestic product (GDP) and as much as 25% when indirect contributions are included. The sector provides the key products for the population’s food basket (dairy, meat, flours, oils) , and generates jobs representing 14% of the total domestic workforce.

2. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Broadly speaking, most of the agricultural area is used for three activities: extensive agriculture; livestock raising and commercial forestry. The country has seen a rapid transformation of these productive activities.

The nature of Uruguay’s production systems is a source of both competitiveness and vulnerability. Although its natural resources mean that the country is able to produce crops and livestock products, at low cost, its production systems are vulnerable to climate variability, particularly droughts. Soil erosion and water pollution are among the main environmental challenges facing the agricultural sector and the country as a whole.

3. FOOD PRODUCTION

Food production in an agricultural export country faces the challenges posed by changes in markets, quality and safety demands and the care of natural resources such as soil, water and plant cover, in a changing climatic situation. With regard to its own population, the challenge for the country is to streamline food systems, to provide a sufficient quantity of food with nutritional quality and to contribute to the Uruguayan population’s food and nutrition.

4. CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE IN URUGUAY

For these reasons, it is important to promote climate-smart practices in agriculture, in order to address climate change challenges, while simultaneously supporting economic growth and the development of the agricultural sector.

Uruguayan producers have been using, adapting and refining many of these practices over time. For example, for meat production, which covers most of the agricultural area of the country, one of the most commonly used practices is the integrated management of pastures (the use of natural grasslands).

5. COOPERATION POSIBILITIES

This is an area where I believe there are ample opportunities for cooperation with China.

China has set very ambitious goals for itself, in tune with a new development concept, while promoting high-quality development. The Chinese government has announced that it will strive to reach goals to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 and make new and greater contributions to tackling climate change.

Historically, China has been a large agricultural country, feeding nearly 20% of the global population with 9% of the world’s agricultural land, providing more than 25% of the world’s food and staple agricultural products.

There have been tremendous achievements in China’s development. China’s agriculture has begun transforming from quantitative growth to qualitative improvement, and to low-carbon and green agricultural production and rural lifestyles. Sharing the development solution and experience of agricultural transformation in China is of great importance for other developing countries and regions.

South–South Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative are important channels for sharing the Chinese experience in agricultural transformation and development with the world.

Some of the opportunities for collaboration are related to:

•Technology sharing: collaborating on agricultural technologies, such as precision farming, AI, machinery, drone and satellite systems, that can enhance efficiency and productivity, where China has been developing rapidly. As part of an cooperation agreement to tackle climate change, in recent years China generously donated a mobile ground system that can receive and process data from meteorological satellites to Uruguay.

•Research and development: joint initiatives that can focus on climate-resilient crops, sustainable farming practices. Uruguay and China have an interesting experience developing a joint laboratory for soybean genetics for the past years, which has not only contributed tremendously to the trade and scientific relation between both countries, but have also set a path to continue promoting joint laboratories in other areas.

•Data exchange is also crucial in a time of abundance of data.

•Capacity building: developing training programs for farmers and agricultural professionals to promote the adoption of smart farming techniques.

•International forums: participating in global agricultural forums as a way to enhance dialogue and collaboration.

Thank you!

 

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本届论坛由国家市场监督管理总局主办，上海市市场监督管理局、国家市场监督管理总局发展研究中心、“一带一路”生态农业与食品安全论坛秘书处共同承办。相关部委、司局领导和上海、广西、宁夏、四川等省市、自治区政府领导，各省市场监管部门代表，联合国粮农组织代表、上海合作组织代表和埃塞俄比亚、马拉维、卢旺达、塞舌尔、匈牙利、保加利亚、乌兹别克斯坦、柬埔寨、斯里兰卡、乌拉圭等多家驻华使馆使节以及国内外企业代表等300余人参加论坛。