Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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August 13, 2024

Chilean Ministry of Agriculture and IICA train rural producers in biofertilizer production and regenerative agriculture techniques

The activity is part of IICA's commitment to the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture to promote the use of biofertilizers, mainly in the country's coastal dryland sector, for producers affected by drought, eroded soils, the effects of climate change and high fertilizer prices.

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Luis Pocasangre, Director General del CATIE, hizo el anuncio durante la reuniĆ³n 2024 del ComitĆ© Ejecutivo. Aparecen en la foto, en mesa principal Abelardo Jose Mai, ministro de Agricultura, Seguridad Alimentaria y Empresa de Belize; Lloyd Day, Subdirector General del IICA; Manuel Otero, Director General del IICA; Ɓngel Manero Campos, Ministro de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego de PerĆŗ; y HĆ©ctor Iturbe, Secretario TĆ©cnico de Ɠrganos de Gobierno del IICA.

August 13, 2024

CATIE to create a Chair in Innovation in Agri-food Systems named in honor of Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA

The ā€œDr. Manuel Otero Inter-American Chair: Innovations in the Agri-Food Systems of the Tropics,ā€ in recognition of the more than 35 years that the Director General of IICA has dedicated to the promotion and development of tropical and temperate agriculture in the Americas

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August 12, 2024

Carbon harvesting, a key tool to enhance agriculture’s role as a solution to climate change, was a central topic at the AAPRESID Congress

Carbon harvesting in the agenda of sustainable agriculture was one of the central topics in the special section of the congress that AAPRESID designed in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), focusing on perspectives and opportunities for producers offered by agri-food systems in the Americas.

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August 12, 2024

Experts at AAPRESID Congress highlight digital technologies as key to agriculture’s transformation for increased productivity and resilience

The panel on digital innovation and the digitalization of agriculture at the congress was one of four organized jointly by AAPRESID and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), as part of a special section addressing future perspectives and the opportunities that agri-food systems in the Americas offer to producers.

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August 9, 2024

At the AAPRESID Congress in Buenos Aires, the bioeconomy in Latin America was described by experts from IICA and other organizations as a work in progress, with a mix of achievements and an important pending agenda

The activity was organized by AAPRESID ļ€­a network of farmers that has been connecting innovation, technology and knowledge for more than three decadesļ€­ and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

August 8, 2024

At AAPRESID Congress in Buenos Aires, IICA Director General emphasizes that public policies for agriculture should be pro-nature, pro-farmer and pro-innovation, and have a long-term vision

The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, says that agriculture has made enormous progress over the last 60 years in feeding a burgeoning population with fewer natural resources, and he expects it to continue improving in the future, both in terms of productivity and its environmental impact.

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August 8, 2024

“Just as we reject climate denialism, we must reject the denial of agriculture and its role in decarbonizing the global economy,” said the former Minister of Environment of Brazil and advisor to IICA at the AAPRESID Congress

Teixeira was one of the most anticipated speakers at the opening of the Congress of the Argentine Association of No-till farmers (AAPRESID), which brought together producers, academics, businesspeople, and local and international figures in Buenos Aires, seeking solutions and projects for more sustainable agriculture. About 7,500 people attended.

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August 8, 2024

Farmers must participate and be included in the design of public policies, said Kip Tom, American farmer and former U.S. Ambassador to UN agencies in Rome

Tom highlighted the importance of farmers actively participating in designing agricultural public policies during his speech at the Congress of the Argentine Association of No-till Farmers (AAPRESID).

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August 8, 2024

At AAPRESID Congress, the worldā€™s leading soil scientist, Rattan Lal, calls for millions of farmers to be financially rewarded for their contribution to climate change mitigation

Rattan Lal, regarded as the worldā€™s foremost soil scientist, said that farmers who engage in environmental conservation practices and sequester carbon in the soil should be financially rewarded for the service they provide, which contributes to the health of the planet and provides solutions to the climate crisis.

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