The side event on August 18 examined climate-resilient wheat production and integrated crop-livestock-rangeland management from Mongolia to Eurasia. Discussions addressed climate information, water use, forage production, and the circular use of livestock manure and crop residues. The August 20 event, "From Soil Health to Wealth," explored how soil health can be assessed alongside agricultural profitability, carbon, water, erosion, and biodiversity and how scientific findings can be connected to ODA and government extension systems. At the MAFF side event co-hosted by Tottori University and JICA on August 21, speakers, including representatives from several Japanese private companies, discussed profitable land restoration and the government support, viable business models, and community benefits needed to promote the dissemination of regenerative technologies. 

At COP17, the IPDRE mission team emphasized that food security, rangeland management, soil health, climate adaptation, and land restoration should be addressed together at the landscape scale, taking into account crops, livestock, water, and markets. IPDRE will continue working with research institutions, governments, international cooperation organizations, private companies, and local communities to translate scientific evidence into practical and scalable action. 

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