Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Bid

https://iica.int/es/node/76

July 29, 2020

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NĀŗ 40/2020 (INTERNATIONAL BIDDING)

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July 29, 2020

Family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean strengthens its capacity to adapt to climate change

Organizations from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the Dominican Republic will execute initiatives for USD 1.5 million.

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July 28, 2020

IICA Survey: Covid-19 is affecting family farmers and will impact the food supply

Family farmers in the Americas have been hard hit by the pandemic, as they face limited access to protective gear and difficulties in selling their products. They therefore foresee a reduction in the production of some basic products.

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July 22, 2020

Amidst the health emergency, 31 countries express broad support for IICAā€™s technical work to strengthen agriculture

They also expressed a strong commitment towards the Instituteā€™s objectives during the virtual meeting of the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), one of the governing bodies of the Institute.

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July 22, 2020

Multilateralism, open trade and family farming will pave the way to economic recovery and food security in the Americas

Rebeca Grynspan, Ibero-American Secretary General, and Cassio Luiselli, member of the Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas, shared their impressions during the Fortieth Regular Meeting of the Executive Committee of IICA.

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July 20, 2020

Rattan Lal, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the World Food Prize 2020, has been awarded the titles of IICA Goodwill Ambassador and IICA Chair in Soil Science

The Ministers of Agriculture of Barbados, Costa Rica and Chile, the administrator of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (representing Secretary Sonny Perdue), and the US Ambassador to the UN agencies in Rome participated in the ceremony, in which IICA lauded the Ohio University professor.

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July 16, 2020

IICA presents Banana Tech-Pack to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of Grenada

Bananas have been an export crop from Grenada but Hurricane Ivan in 2004 has decimated the industry. Since then, no bananas have been exported to the United Kingdom.

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July 16, 2020

IICA recognizes leading artistes from the Americas for using art to demonstrate the value of agriculture and rurality

Gilberto Gil, Erika Ender, Teresa Parodi, Grupo Jayac and Mistah Dale were bestowed with the Artists and Friends of IICA certificate for their role in a tribute to those who are ensuring the food supply during the pandemic. President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, participated in the virtual ceremony.

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July 15, 2020

SAP joins hackathon aimed at developing platform to connect agricultural producers and consumers in Ecuador

The tech giant will support the development of innovations, deliver lectures on artificial intelligence and provide access to training opportunities.

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