Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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March 19, 2021

Despite the obstacles posed by the pandemic in Latin America, 125 coffee experts received virtual training through the International Diploma in Innovative Coffee Growing program.

The purpose of the course was to provide state-of-the-art information on good practices for the management of coffee cultivation within the new scenarios faced by families involved in this activity.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 18, 2021

Mercosur’s agri-food systems are strong, but in need of transformation to be sustainable

Closing deliberations at Mercosur’s international seminar on “Sustainable Agri-food Systems”, held in commemoration of the body’s 30th anniversary, centered on bloc member-country policies to guarantee food security.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 17, 2021

Pandemic puts food policies center stage, strengthens Mercosur’s presence on the global scene

The “Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” seminar was organized to mark Mercosur’s 30th anniversary and highlighted the central role of its member countries in addressing the issue of global food security and nutrition. The body is currently chaired by Argentina.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 16, 2021

Chelston Brathwaite launches “Memories of China”: a book that sheds light on the role of this Asian country in the 21st century

Brathwaite—the IICA Director General from 2002 and 2010—who later served as Ambassador to China for his country, Barbados, provides an essential view of the economic rise of the Popular Republic of China from a perspective that is at once Caribbean and universal.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 12, 2021

Mexico: a giant in the agriculture sector that is determined to bridge social divides in rural areas

Víctor Villalobos, Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, addressed members of IICA’s Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas and specially invited guests, among them, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, Michael Kremer.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Roseau, Dominica

March 11, 2021

FAO and IICA partnered to strengthen the production and market access capacity of the Dominica Beekeepers Cooperative Society

The project was to build capacity of farmers organization in six Caribbean countries including Dominica

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 3, 2021

The prestigious Global Food Security journal outlines the challenges of quinoa, a key Andean crop

Quinoa, an ally for global food security due to its high nutritional value, is present in more than 120 countries. The Andean region accounts for 76% of global exports.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 3, 2021

Nicaraguan cooperative of female coffee growers offers new opportunities to its members with the support of PROCAGICA

With the support of the Central American Program for Comprehensive Management of Coffee Leaf Rust, the European Union and IICA, the Manantial de Virtudes cooperative gained access to inputs, capital and capacity building for its members.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Brasilia, Brasil

March 1, 2021

Prevention and training for farmers: the best-known weapons to combat the fungus affecting bananas

Agricultural engineer Ronald Guendel, Global Head of Food Chain Relations at Bayer Crop Science, made this assertion during an interview with the program Agro America, broadcast by Brazilian TV channel Agro Mais.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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