Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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November 18, 2024

At COP29, President of EMBRAPA and meat chain stakeholders showcase innovations and know-how from the Southern Cone of the Americas that improve both productivity and sustainability in the livestock sector

The presence of the head of EMBRAPA at the IICA pavilion in Baku follows the signing of an agreement between the two institutions to facilitate international technical cooperation actions and promote the sharing of public policies, technologies and knowledge for the benefit of the agriculture sector.

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November 15, 2024

Convened by IICA, journalists contribute strategies at COP29 to build a new narrative highlighting the value of the agricultural sector in the Americas

IICA has been working to build this narrative by bringing together political and academic authorities, as well as experts, technical experts, and farmers, to emphasize the indispensable role of rural producers and reposition this strategic sector for the development of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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November 15, 2024

FoHRSA, a pioneering initiative by IICA launched at COP29, will mobilize funds to strengthen the resilience of agriculture in the Americas

The Hemispheric Fund for Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (FoHRSA) aims to mobilize, manage, and execute resources to strengthen the institutional, technical, and administrative capacities necessary to enhance the adaptation of the agricultural sector in the Americas to climate change, whose impact severely affects productive activities.

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November 15, 2024

Discussions at the IICA COP29 pavilion stressed that farmers need improved financing and economic incentives to build sustainability

ā€œBridging Financial Gaps to Accelerate the Implementation of Climate Smart Agrifood Systemsā€ was the title of a panel discussion exploring strategies to redirect and scale up financial flows.

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November 14, 2024

Costa Ricaā€™s National Production Council and IICA step up joint efforts to ensure fair prices for farmers in the Central American country

The first action to be implemented under the agreement is the development of a methodology for calculating fair and transparent benchmark prices for agricultural products marketed via the CNPā€™s Institutional Supply Program (PAI).

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November 14, 2024

Renewable biofuels not only contribute to mitigation, but also have a positive impact on public health, stated specialists at the IICA Pavilion at COP29

Civil society and academic actors highlighted these insights during COP29, which gathers thousands of people in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a conversation organized by Solutions from the Land at the IICA Pavilion.

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November 14, 2024

Nobel Laureate in Economics Michael Kremer joins farmers’ voices at IICA pavilion at COP29 to showcase agricultural innovations driving adaptation and mitigation

The voices of the continent's producers, key players in global food security and the planet's environmental sustainability, were present in a debate that brought together the main political leaders of 197 countries.

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November 14, 2024

The agriculture sector is a force to be reckoned with at COP29 ā€“ foreseeing a ā€œbrilliantā€ future, despite the challenges that must be overcome

The discussion took place at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas, the pavilion installed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijanā€™s capital city ā€“ the venue of COP 29.

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November 13, 2024

The IICA pavilion at COP29 hosts a discussion between the private sector, government authorities and experts to highlight the role of sustainable livestock production in climate change mitigation

The pavilion installed at the United Nations Conference in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, brought together farmers, private sector players and senior agricultural officials of the Americas to discuss the future of the sector, with a particular emphasis on the economic, social and environmental sustainability of animal production.

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