Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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PROCAGICA supports soil nutrition and fosters the application of agro-ecological practices on coffee farms in El Salvador to maintain their productivity

Despite the limitations imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, technical specialists have assisted producers in identifying farm needs and preparing their own fertilizer.

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Mexico, the United States and Canada bet on agricultural trade to drive post-pandemic economic recovery

High-level agricultural authorities of countries in the Northern Region of the Americas noted that technological innovation, transparency and joint work are key to boosting intraregional trade amidst the current health crisis.

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Artwork by Argentinean painter Manuel Cancel is featured on IICA’s virtual gallery “Art, Education and Agriculture”

The gallery, which is available on IICA’s website, features paintings that depict different realities of rural areas in the Americas.

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Brazil: first Latin American country slated to benefit from agricultural digital solutions, spearheaded by Nobel Prize winner, Michael Kremer

This was announced by Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, at a ceremony in which the 2019 Nobel Prize winner for Economics was named an IICA Goodwill Ambassador. The focus will be family farming.

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At OAS Permanent Council meeting, Member States express decisive support for IICA actions

The endorsement was in response to a presentation by Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture), summarizing the 2019 Annual Report, which outlines the accomplishments of the agency for rural and agricultural development of the Americas. Otero also referred to the rigorous efforts of IICA during the months of the pandemic.

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Michael Kremer, 2019 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, will receive the title of IICA Goodwill Ambassador

Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, will present Kremer with the award during a ceremony that will include the participation of the ministers of Agriculture of Brazil and Colombia, Tereza Cristina and Rodolfo Zea Navarro.

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The Chilean countryside also speaks Creole and protects itself from the virus

A Creole version of the campaign “El Campo se cuida” (“The countryside takes care of itself”) had been launched in Chile within the framework of a joint initiative between IICA and the companies ANASAC and UNIFRUTTI, given the large number of Haitians who work the land in that Andean country.

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Successful innovation attempt by a Venezuelan farmer to improve rice resilience

SRI enabled Miguel Agüero from Guárico in Venezuela to obtain greater yields from the crop while using fewer resources.

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Agro-processors in Grenada strengthened their governance capacity to improve competitiveness

A variety of value-added products are being made by other processors from the nutmeg pericarps and produce other agricultural goods to supplement their incomes whilst they try to improve market share for their nutmeg products.

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