XIII International Rice Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

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“Alliances for rice production sustainability” The rice sector has a new appointment from 15 th to 18 th May 2018. The Auditorium of the National University in Piura, Peru, will be welcoming participants to the XIII International Rice Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR), Hacienda El Potrero (FLAR member in Peru), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Rice Research Program (Rice Research Program by CGIAR) , are organizing the 13 th meeting aimed at students, producers, farmers and advisors, agronomists, seed and plant breeders, industrialists and researchers interested in understanding the major developments of the rice sector in the region. Under the motto “Alliances for rice production sustainability” we wish to draw attention to key issues of our endeavor conducted by a group of experts who will discuss five main topics: • Genetic Improvement for Sustainability • Sustainability for Rice Production • Rice Quality for Sustainability • Sustainable Rice Markets and Business • Rice and Society We hope you can join us in this meeting which will include three days conferences, panels, posters’ presentations, technical and commercial exhibition, as well as a great field trip day across the rice valley in Piura and adyacent areas. 460 participants from 30 countries attended the past Conference in Porto Alegre in Brazil in 2015 and we expect to outnumber the attendees in this next meeting and having fruitful discussions regarding rice sustainability. We look forward to seeing you in May 2018 in Peru. Cordially yours,

Eduardo Graterol Executive Director FLAR

Jonatan Requejo Manager Hacienda El Potrero

Fernando Correa Rice Program Leader CIAT