Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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December 14, 2023

IICA organized a cultural get-together in the FNA House of Culture, Argentina

IICA, with the support of the Embassies of Costa Rica, Brazil and Peru, presented its new AgroArt exhibition at a cultural event in Buenos Aires, celebrating the arts and cultural diversity. The exhibition fuses cinema and literature with rural life.

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December 13, 2023

Argentina’s Bioeconomy Secretary-designate, Fernand Vilella, has been named an “IICA Chair” for his track record in academia and contributions to this field

The 68-year-old Vilella was a Professor in the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of Buenos Aires for 48 years, also serving as Dean and occupying several other positions. He used these roles to champion the potential of the bioeconomy for production development.

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December 10, 2023

Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay at COP28: “The historical mandate of agricultural producers is to take care of the land and improve it for their children”

The Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, Fernando Mattos, stated that agriculture is recovering the space that it never properly occupied in global climate discussions, and praised the efforts of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a hemispheric organization specializing in agricultural and rural development, to promote the presence of the agricultural sector in the main global forums for environmental negotiation, such as the COP.

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November 16, 2023

Argentina’s Ministry of Science and IICA select and lend their support to eight bioeconomy research projects on technologies applied to agriculture, with a regional scope

The initiatives will be launched within the framework of scientific-technological cooperation between MinCyT and IICA. They will address various topics, namely the development of biomaterials, waste biorefineries, bioenergy, bioinputs and bioenterprises.

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November 3, 2023

Representatives of the global ethanol and sugar industry meet in Sao Paulo, with the presence of IICA

This took place at the 23rd DATAGRO International Conference on Sugar and Ethanol, a traditional and highly relevant event linked to the promotion of liquid biofuels.

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November 1, 2023

Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) and IICA join forces to promote sustainable aviation fuels

This joint work will also aim to promote the development of national regulations and public policies, as well as to establish channels for dialogue to build regional consensus on the issue.

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October 23, 2023

Government officers from Central America and the Dominican Republic are building their agricultural trade policy capacities, with the assistance of international organizations

The officials are pursuing an online program on Agricultural Trade Policy for the SICA region, developed by SIECA, SECAC, IICA and the FAO.

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San José, Costa Rica

October 16, 2023

IICA awards prize for CARICOM farmer of the year during Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2023

Jamaican farmers specializing in citrus fruit and vegetable production received their awards from the Director General of IICA, who was accompanied by the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and high-level agricultural officials from the CARICOM countries.

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October 13, 2023

IICA launches new competition to recognize agro-biotourism initiatives in Latin America

Entries close on October 30, 2023, with the award ceremony scheduled to be held one month later.

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