Hunte was one of the founders of the Organic Growers and Consumers Association (OGCA), established in 1998 to promote the production of food certified for being free of chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
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A technical mission from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras visited Argentina and toured various productive and industrial dairy sector enterprises in the countryside as part of a South-South and Triangular Cooperation project aimed at strengthening and providing resilience to small farmers in the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America.
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Companies linked to food production and services to producers reaffirmed their commitment to promoting collective action alongside IICA and to working towards providing tools to enhance the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The launch was held in partnership with Peru’s Exporters Association (ADEX) and the US Department of Agriculture. The value of Peru’s agricultural exports to the US currently stands at USD 10.202 billion.
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The immense challenges that climate change and new global trends impose on food and agricultural systems are transforming production methods and, consequently, the entire world. This transformation makes agricultural research essential, as it faces the challenge of quickly contributing to facilitate the necessary adaptations.
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The IICA Director General’s visit to the university facilities is part of an official mission to strengthen the Institute’s links with its Spanish counterparts in the areas of innovation and international cooperation focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Nearly 130 UPEACE students who graduated both in person and virtually earned their master's and doctoral degrees in the areas of Environment and Development, International Law, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Regional Studies.
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To address these common points of interest, the Director of the Latin American Program of the Wilson Center, Benjamin Gedan; the President of Earth University, Arturo Condo; and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, engaged in a public dialogue entitled “Global food security and sustainable agriculture in Latin America.”
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The Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, visited the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica and met with Director General Manuel Otero, who invited the Asian nation to join the organization as an observer country.
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