Speaking at IICA, Fernando Schwanke, Brazil’s Secretary of Family Farming and Cooperativism, outlined his country’s new generation of public policies to bolster a sector that is key to food security and territorial development.
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The Ministers of Agriculture of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru signed a Declaration presented during the most recent session of the Andean Agricultural Forum, organized with support from IICA. Inter-agency committees will support the fulfillment of the agricultural agenda proposed in the document (see Ministerial Declaration).
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Water efficiency and rural development are other key issues that will continue to be addressed through joint efforts for the benefit of Chilean agriculture and rural areas.
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Improving market access, strengthening competitiveness and promoting the implementation of business strategies that facilitate diversification are key elements for fostering international trade in agricultural products in the Andean Region.
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The agreement will focus on facilitating trade and farmers’ access to different markets and consumers, via a technological platform that enables transparency and equity.
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
January 29, 2021
In this country, IICA is assisting the Moruga Hill Rice Multipurpose Cooperative Society to launch its Red Gold Hill Rice brand, under the IICA Director General’s special COVID-19 initiative – the Single Fund for Technical Cooperation.
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At the invitation of Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, will represent the agriculture and rural sectors of the Americas in one of the four main support mechanisms of the global meeting.
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The virtual training course will be available in Spanish and English on IICA’s e-learning platform during the first half of the year.
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A projected funded by the Green Climate Fund will benefit the agriculture sectors of The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago
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