Muhammad Ibrahim, Director General-elect of IICA, pledges to work for all regions of the Americas and to prioritize research and new technologies to strengthen agriculture in the countries
The ministers of Agriculture of the Americas were unanimous in their praise of Manuel Otero’s stewardship of IICA and stressed the need to drive science-based agricultural transformation and collective action in defense of farmers
The IICA Director General, in reflecting on his tenure to some thirty ministers of the Americas, described the agriculture sector of the region as the beacon of global food security and rural dignity