To ensure agriculture’s role as part of the solution to the challenges facing humanity, it is crucial to support small-scale farmers, foster cooperation among various stakeholders and improve access to technologies and the quality of life of rural communities. This was the consensus reached by participants in a discussion on the future of agriculture, which was held at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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In recognition of his more than thirty-five years devoted to global agrifood trade issues, Marcos Jank, Senior Professor of Agribusiness at INSPER and Coordinator of Insper Agro Global, was conferred with the title of “IICA Chair” by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), during the annual meeting of its Executive Committee in Costa Rica.
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia, Martha Carvajalino, attended the Executive Committee Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica on Tuesday. Eight agricultural ministers and six deputy ministers of the Americas attended the session, where the hemispheric organization announced that it would strengthen technical actions to benefit rural areas, producers and small farmers in the country.
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A free, transparent international trade based on rules and science is indispensable for ensuring global food security and mitigating the imbalances between the natural resources available in different regions of the world, experts warned during a panel on the global agricultural trade situation and the positioning of the continent’s countries. The debate took place within the framework of the 44th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the governing body of the organization, which meets for two days with the presence of Agriculture Ministers of the Americas and other high-ranking sector officials.
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The agricultural authorities of the Americas and representatives of the academic and private sectors began a two-day working session at IICA Headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica, on the occasion of the 44th Regular Meeting of the Executive Committee, one of the governing bodies of the hemispheric organization. The discussions will address the most transcendental issues affecting the future of agriculture.
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“The next 25 years will be the most important in the history of agriculture. Therefore, we must take the right actions and if we succeed during that period, we will be all right forever”.
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Organized in Costa Rica by IICA and the Federation of Chambers of Agriculture and Agroindustry, the Meeting of Agricultural Federations of the Americas has concluded. It brought together more than 40 participants, the leaders of 20 federations from across the continent.
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Manrique stated that he believes IICA has been "re-founded" to adapt to the modern realities of agriculture and sustainability and that the Institute "has focused on what both young people and farmers need and want today”.
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The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the world’s largest agricultural research and innovation network, gave a presentation on its work and achievements to the Advisory Council for the Transformation of Agrifood Systems (CATSA) of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and advocated intensifying the joint efforts of the two organizations.
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