Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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May 27, 2024

Ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) emphasize the need to strengthen coordinated action against international food trade barriers based on environmental reasons that are not science-based

The need to make visible the advances in the region's agricultural activity in favor of greater sustainability and to strengthen coordinated action against environmentally-motivated international trade barriers were the main topics of a working meeting of agriculture ministers and high-level authorities that make up the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS).

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May 27, 2024

Ministers and other senior officials of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) express strong support for IICAā€™s work and urge other countries in the Americas to strengthen ties to tackle global challenges

At the 17th Special Meeting of the CAS held in Paris, the Council underscored the value of, and need for, the Instituteā€™s technical cooperation to address a wide range of sector issues that transcend national borders and call for a regional approach.

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May 27, 2024

IICA, RedBioLAC and WISIONS of Sustainability launch course to promote biodigestion technologies in Ibero-America

To promote the use of biodigestion technologies, share successful experiences, and promote public policies to advance towards sustainable agrifood systems, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Network for Biodigesters in Latin America and the Caribbean (RedBioLAC) and the WISIONS of Sustainability Program, which operates under the aegis of Germanyā€™s Wuppertal Institute, have launched the course ā€œApplication of biodigestion for the agroecological and bioeconomic transformation of agrifood systems in Ibero-America.ā€

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May 24, 2024

Argentine Leaders of Rurality recognized by IICA agree on a joint work plan to strengthen cooperatives and family farming with the Secretary of Bioeconomy

This was agreed upon during a meeting with the Secretary of Bioeconomy, Fernando Vilella, who expressed interest in the role that Leaders of Rurality can play as positive examples in their territories to strengthen rural ties and the sustainability of production and he committed to developing a joint agenda.

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May 24, 2024

Leaders of Rurality of the Americas recognized by IICA were received at the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile

IICA launched the Leaders of Rurality of the Americas initiative in 2021 to recognize and give visibility to those who, through their daily work, fulfill a dual, irreplaceable role: being guarantors of food and nutritional security while also safeguarding the planet's biodiversity.

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May 23, 2024

Argentine corn and sorghum producers underscore the importance of innovation in addressing agricultural challenges, at a massive congress in Buenos Aires with participation of IICA

Over 3,000 people attended the annual congress of MAIZAR, the Argentine Corn and Sorghum Association, which served as a forum for debate and exchange of ideas and experiences under the theme "Unleashing Our Collective Talent."

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May 23, 2024

IICA and the Latin American Poultry Association launch a guide to promote international trade in the regionā€™s poultry products

Free access document is available on the websites of both entities.

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May 23, 2024

Farmers in the Maule region of Chile trust in bioinputs to improve their production

The initiative is supported by the Hemispheric Bioinputs Platform, in which IICA is heavily involved.

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May 23, 2024

IICA launches five scholarships for Latin American students for the Digital Agri masterā€™s degree course offered by the University of CĆ³rdoba in Spain

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is to award five tuition scholarships to young people from Latin American countries under 30 years of age for the masterā€™s degree course in the digital transformation of the agrifood and forestry sector, known as Digital Agri, offered by the University of CĆ³rdoba (UCO) in Spain.

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