Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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November 10, 2020

Specialists call for structural changes to foster true sustainable development in rural areas amidst COVID-19

In a meeting convened by IICA and other organizations, specialists pinpointed rural revitalization, in tandem with the creation of rural baskets of goods and services and the development of short marketing circuits, as the pillars to enable inclusive and rural economies.

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November 6, 2020

Efforts to promote digital agriculture and support coffee farming in Central America strengthen partnership between the EU and IICA

The EU’s Head of Regional Cooperation and the Director General of IICA agreed that the programs they are promoting to strengthen Central American food security should focus on digitization and make greater use of ICTs.

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November 4, 2020

Greater synergies between agriculture and tourism: the Caribbean’s pathway to sustainable recovery

The Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry of Guyana, Oneidge Walrond-Allicock, considered the situation caused by the pandemic as an opportunity to reimagine the tourism industry. For Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture, the key is to build resilience.

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October 26, 2020

Locusts: a threat that calls for transnational strategies

Representatives of more than 30 countries participated in the II Regional Cooperation Seminar for Latin America and the Caribbean. In November, a discussion forum for Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa will focus on locust prevention and control strategies.

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October 23, 2020

U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture views innovation as the key to progress for agrifood systems in the Americas

This was one of the ideas shared by Ted McKinney, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), during a webinar aimed at discussing the importance of livestock production and animal protein.

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October 23, 2020

High-level event sees U.S. authorities and experts stressing the importance of livestock farming and consumption of animal protein

Attending the meeting were Tom Vilsack, former United States Secretary of Agriculture and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council; Ted McKinney, U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs; Fritz Schneider, Chair of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock; and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, among other specialists.

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October 21, 2020

Congressman Crawford and Leaders of the US Agricultural Sector Meet with IICA Director General Manuel Otero

Express Support for IICA’s Drive for Science Based Policies Globally

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October 20, 2020

IICA will represent Latin America and the Caribbean at the major global event on the bioeconomy

The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020 will take place from 16 to 20 November.

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October 16, 2020

AgroArt, the IICA Virtual Museum: a collective space for showcasing the artistry of rural areas in the Americas

AgroArt (https://agroart.iica.int/), for its initial exhibit, contains 30 paintings by Gaby Grobo and Manuel Cancel of Argentina, Francisca Lohmann of Chile, Jorge Checo Blanco of the Dominican Republic, and Sila Estigarribia of Paraguay. It is the first museum to specifically showcase agriculture and rural life.

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