Delegation in Chile

IICA launched the Leaders of Rurality of the Americas initiative in 2021 to recognize and give visibility to those who, through their daily work, fulfill a dual, irreplaceable role: being guarantors of food and nutritional security while also safeguarding the planet's biodiversity.

Taro, also known as malanga in some Latin American countries, has been key lately to diversify the agriculture of this island country.

The main goal of the debates is to forge alliances in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. The event is attended by government officials, private sector representatives, international organizations, agricultural producers, academics, scientists, educators and students.

En alrededor de 15 minutos, cada capítulo del podcast rescatará temas y elementos informativos con una dinámica renovada, voces diversas y acciones relevantes para la actividad agropecuaria y la vida rural. 

Esteban Valenzuela, the South American country’s new Minister of Agriculture, outlined the objectives set by his administration, during an interview on AgroAmerica – a program on Brazil’s TV Agro Mais.