Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Agricultural federations of the Americas and IICA agree to promote science and innovation to advance sustainable agriculture and increase the productivity of agrifood systems

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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Former Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gustavo Manrique, the architect of the largest debt-for-nature swap, visited the IICA Headquarters and praised its contributions to agricultural sustainability

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 CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research network, is to step up joint work with IICA for the transformation of agrifood systems

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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Ministers and senior officials of agriculture in the Americas will gather at IICA Headquarters in Costa Rica to discuss global agricultural trade and new threats to the health and future of the sector

El Comité Ejecutivo del IICA se realizará en la sede central del Instituto, en San José, 22 y 23 de julio de 2024.

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AAPRESID

Hand in hand with IICA, the AAPRESID Congress is defining the agenda of agriculture in the Americas

Boasting a more than three-decade history of interconnecting innovation, technology and knowledge, the Argentine Association of No-Till Farmers (AAPRESID) will meet from 7- 9 August 2024. The event will see leading national and international authorities in the field coming together to discuss and define key issues for the future agenda, linking science and production to agricultural transformation, innovation and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

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Combustible

Colombia will host the First Pan-American Summit on Sustainable Aviation Fuels, to be attended by regional leaders and co-organized by IICA

The summit will bring together different experts and industry leaders to discuss and analyze key issues related to sustainable fuels. The academic agenda will include, among other things, a conference on the evolution of SAF prices compared to those of fossil fuels and trends in raw materials.

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IICA promotes a voluntary food safety and quality assurance tool in Honduras and Belize designed to improve risk control

To promote public-private collaboration in carrying out audits in the production sector and demonstrate the benefits to producers, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) organized a workshop in Honduras that brought together key actors in agricultural and food safety assurance systems from the host country and Belize.

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AgriPulse

Agri-Pulse, the most prestigious US media outlet specializing in agriculture, highlights the efforts of IICA and its Director General to bridge food security gaps in the Americas

The article briefly recounts the history of IICA, founded in 1942 thanks to the vision of Henry Wallace, then Vice President of the United States in the government led by Franklin D. Roosevelt. IICA was founded in the midst of the World War II, when the production and supply crisis created serious problems for the population.

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Ibero-American veterinary science academies will collaborate with IICA in the dissemination of knowledge to address challenges of antimicrobial resistance in agriculture, under the One Health approach

IICA's participation in the topic was considered relevant by the most important academics in veterinary sciences from the Ibero-American countries, who met at the Institute's headquarters in San José, Costa Rica, at a conference organized by the Ibero-American Association of Academies of Veterinary Sciences (AIACIVET).

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