Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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April 18, 2022

Chilean family farmer Emilio Sepúlveda recognized by IICA as a leader of rurality in the Americas

Sepúlveda and his wife, kids, brother and cousins produce an olive oil whose quality has been highlighted by experts in an area that had never before produced this product.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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April 8, 2022

Joelin Santos, founder of a life-changing pineapple producer association in the Dominican Republic, recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality”  

Joelin was raised in the countryside and migrated to the city to pursue university studies. He later returned home, convinced that professionalizing agricultural activity would be the key to enabling other rural producers in the Dominican province of Monte Plata and himself to enjoy a decent quality of life.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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April 7, 2022

IICA supports tripartite actions by Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the United States to control and eradicate African swine fever in the hemisphere

Gathered at IICA Headquarters, the countries will seek to advance the coordination of actions focused on cross-border communication, the sharing of information and border controls; as well as public communication plans and coordination and cooperation between laboratories.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Manuel Otero; Director General del IICA, y Jaime Castañeda, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de USDEC.

April 6, 2022

U.S. Dairy Export Council and IICA forge closer ties to foster the implementation of scientific standards in the dairy sector of the Americas

The two institutions have maintained a partnership since 2019 to share best practices for sustainable productivity based on scientific evidence.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 30, 2022

The Alliance against the “banana pandemic” consolidates its work and sets new priorities with a focus on producers and consumers

Though its origins are from Asia, TR4 has been spreading westward and in 2019, it was detected in Colombia, setting off alarms in the tropical zones of Latin America and the Caribbean, whose countries are among the largest banana producers and exporters in the world. Later, in 2021, a strain was detected in Northern Peru.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 29, 2022

IICA launches the Observatory of Public Policies for Agrifood Systems, a space for dialogue and proposals to face times of global uncertainty

The OPSAa was presented with a high-level dialogue on the changing scenarios in policies and global geopolitics as a result of the war in Europe.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 23, 2022

The agricultural sector in the Americas can make a key contribution to global energy security, under threat due to the conflict in Eastern Europe

This is one of the points made in the document, “The geopolitical importance of the agriculture sector for energy security,” published recently by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 22, 2022

“Birds and Forests – Biodiversity of the Americas,” the new exhibition launched at AgroArt, IICA’s Virtual Art Museum

Photographic exhibition highlights the beauty of migratory and endemic birds and their importance for the well-being of the planet.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 16, 2022

Meeting in Paraguay, representatives of IICA and South Korea promote partnership to foster agricultural development and technology transfer in Latin America

During the meeting, Otero stressed how important it was for IICA to having a partner like Korea to boost agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially for the incorporation of technology into rural communities and support for small farmers.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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