Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Laura Suazo

September 28, 2023

Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras advocates consolidating public and private partnerships to promote agriculture as a driver of sustainable development in the region

Laura Suazo highlighted the importance of addressing issues such as fair trade and the inclusion of rural women and youth during the meeting of ministers of agriculture due to be held in Costa Rica in October.

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Primera

September 28, 2023

Smallholder farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor receive training from IICA and EU to tackle climate change challenges

Work with small and medium-scale farmers is essential for guaranteeing the availability of and access to food in their plots and homes given their high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change due to geographic location.

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Primera

September 28, 2023

Minister of Agriculture of Guyana calls for joint actions to position the agriculture of the Americas as the foundation of sustainable development in the region

Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Zulfikar Mustapha, President and Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, respectively, will attend the Ministerial Conference on Agriculture to be hosted at IICAā€™s headquarters in Costa Rica.

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September 28, 2023

World Bank, IDB, CAF, ECLAC and University of Nebraska join IICA in hemispheric initiative to tackle the water crisis threatening food security

Based on the premise that without water there can be no agriculture and without agriculture there can be no food security, the initiative aims to strengthen capabilities and promote strategic public-private partnerships among the countries of the region with a view to improving the integrated, efficient management of the use of water in agriculture, supporting ministries and governing bodies.

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September 28, 2023

Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, calls for sectoral policies to gain ground on undernourishment and malnutrition in the Americas

The 2023 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas will provide a space for the exchange of experiences and dialogue to spotlight the role of regional agriculture as a guarantor of global food and nutrition security and sustainability.Ā 

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September 26, 2023

Argentina, with support from IICA, presented details of the bio-digital innovation under way in its agriculture sector at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva

At the event, Argentine researchers showed how their country is at the forefront in the implementation of cutting-edge technologies and sustainable agricultural practices to help achieve that goal.

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Minguatemala

September 26, 2023

Minister of Agriculture and Food Supply of Guatemala calls to strengthen the institutions of the agricultural sector to face the challenges of food security and sustainability in the Americas

Ɖdgar De LeĆ³n urged his counterparts in the hemisphere to participate in the 2023 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, which will take place at the beginning of October in Costa Rica.

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Victor Carvajal

September 25, 2023

Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas will be an opportunity for countries to share experiences and promote sustainability of the agricultural sector in the Hemisphere, says Costa Rican minister

The initiatives, agreements and improvements must be carefully designed and focus on the well-being of the region's farmers, so that positive actions are reflected in the daily lives of the farmers.

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September 25, 2023

At forum in Geneva, IICA and permanent missions to the WTO of 15 countries in the Americas highlight sustainable agricultural practices to guarantee food security in the region

The event made it possible to disseminate the work of the public and private sectors of various countries in the region that are promoting and implementing a variety of practices aimed at improving productivity and agricultural production in a sustainable manner. In doing so, account is taken of each countryā€™s specific environmental, ecological, productive and development circumstances, in order to contribute to national and international food security, rural development and social inclusion.

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