July 13, 2021
Latin American ministers of agriculture and private sector stakeholders participated in a debate on the digital technology revolution and its impact on agrifood systems’ ability to improve the productivity and standard of living of rural communities.
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July 12, 2021
In an interview on the Brazilian TV channel, AgroMais, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, explained that, "In some areas, farmers lost 90% of their crops and numerous animals, while many homes were destroyed by the water”.
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June 28, 2021
30,000 people were evacuated from their homes, the majority of which were small-scale farmers as the lands surrounding the volcano are used for agricultural production.
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June 28, 2021
David “Bachi” Roggero, President of the Argentine No-Till Farmers Association (AAPRESID), shared some secrets behind the model of economic, social and environmental sustainability promoted by the organization in an interview with AgroAmerica, a program broadcast on the Brazilian TV network AgroMais.
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June 23, 2021
Bruno lives in San Roque, a small city in the province of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina, where he advocates that formal education should train young people in food production methods, along with improving education in rural areas to generate opportunities for individual and collective development to help halt migration to the cities.
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June 16, 2021
"Farmers who work close to the volcano will receive financial help until the end of the year and also in 2022. We will rebuild the agricultural sector, and we will do it better than before", Minister Saboto Caesar told the Brazilian TV channel AgroMais.
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June 15, 2021
The Council of the Americas and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) invited experts from the public and private sectors to a debate ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.
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June 14, 2021
The document compiles the technical perspectives of 13 experts on the positive impact this production activity has not only on food and nutritional security, but also on the socioeconomic and environmental development of the Americas.
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June 10, 2021
The deputy minister also stated her interest in creating experiences in El Salvador like those of Costa Rica’s ICAFÉ and IICA to promote research and innovation in the coffee sector.
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