April 25, 2024
IICA and FARA, Africa’s principal agricultural research forum, signed an agreement on joint work that will foster closer links between the agricultural authorities of that continent and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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April 24, 2024
At the meeting, the leaders had numerous opportunities to talk about their everyday work environment and pinpoint common aspects shared with fellow honorees.
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April 23, 2024
This proposal was made by the former Minister of Agriculture of Brazil Roberto Rodrigues, one of the leading experts in cooperativism, who addressed more than 40 authorities from 21 countries of all regions of the Americas, as part of the First Meeting of Leaders of Rurality of the Americas convened by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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April 23, 2024
The head of IFAD, an institution with 45 years of experience whose mandate is the eradication of rural poverty and the mobilization of funds to guarantee food security and ensure that rural dwellers generate sufficient income, also pointed out that his agency had carried out nearly 200 projects in 28 countries, with a particular focus on women, youth and indigenous peoples, investing more than USD 24 billion in partnership with governments and with the involvement of the private sector.
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April 22, 2024
At the meeting, the participants decided to create a network, with technical support from IICA, which will seek to promote actions to strengthen and empower rural territories and their stakeholders, and prioritize their role as guarantors of food and nutrition security and guardians of the planet’s biodiversity.
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April 22, 2024
With the presence of the Ministers of Agriculture of Guyana, Honduras and Uruguay, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) presented the document “ On 'broken' food systems and other narratives ” with a call to recognize the productive strengths of a sector that has exponentially increased its capacity to provide food to humanity at increasingly affordable prices and in harmony with nature.
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April 19, 2024
The decision, taken by more than 40 leaders from 21 countries and every region of the Americas, was endorsed by the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, following intensive discussions and the sharing of experiences at the “First Meeting of Leaders of Rurality of the Americas: Strengthening Rurality through Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Production,” organized by the inter-American agency in San José, Costa Rica.
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April 18, 2024
At a meeting organized by IICA in Costa Rica, more than 40 Leaders of Rurality from 21 countries of the Americas promote collective action and call for their contributions to be prioritized and recognized.
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April 16, 2024
At the meeting, held virtually, it was emphasized that the American continent is a key player in global food security and environmental sustainability.
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