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August 25, 2021

AgroArt, the IICA Virtual Art Museum, exhibits the “Molina Campos Collection” from Las Lilas Museum in Argentina

"Costumbrismo Argentino: The Molina Campos Collection from Las Lilas de Areco Museum" is comprised of 32 works by master Florencio Molina Campos, one of the great portrait painters of rural Argentina in the early 20th century.

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August 20, 2021

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines receives a donation of seeds from Brazil to continue with the recovery of its agriculture following the eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano

Due to this emergency, some 30,000 people had to be evacuated from the area, mostly smallholder farmers who in some cases lost all their crops and animals.

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August 18, 2021

Salvadoran coffee producer and “Cup of Excellence 2021” winner Ever Díaz to receive IICA’s “Leaders of Rurality” award

Ever Díaz was born into a farming family in western El Salvador and took an interest in coffee as a teenager. His ten-hectare farm supports five other rural families and has become a benchmark of the country’s goal to recover its regional leadership as a coffee producing nation.

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August 16, 2021

Argentina and IICA launch technical assistance program aimed at strengthening agriculture in the Caribbean

The program’s objective is to boost the productive capacity of the agricultural sector and to improve rural life in the Caribbean.

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August 13, 2021

South-South and Triangular Cooperation, a vital element to strengthen food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and IICA provided a detailed graphic analysis of the contributions of agriculture to economic growth, exports, employment, poverty reduction and social inclusion in the region.

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August 13, 2021

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs launches internal mobile application and fully enters digital diplomacy with the support of IICA

The “Integrated Bilateral and Institutional Cooperation Information System (SIIBCI)” was designed with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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August 9, 2021

Food company Pepsico commits to sourcing all its raw materials from sustainable agriculture by 2030

This was announced by the company's CEO for Latin America, Paula Santilli, during a roundtable that she participated in with Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Agriculture, and other senior executives of global companies involved in the production and marketing of food.

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August 4, 2021

US Secretary of Agriculture and Director General of IICA reviewed collaboration agenda focused on agricultural health and the well-being of rural communities

The meeting revealed the collaborative agenda between IICA and USDA focused on key issues.

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July 30, 2021

Food security will be impossible without fluid and transparent international trade – said experts addressing a global forum in Rome

IICA’s Director General argued that transparent international trade is essential in consolidating food and nutrition security; ensuring improved access to food at stable prices for the most vulnerable sectors; facilitating greater diversity of products and diets; and encouraging technology transfer.

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