Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Addressing a summit in Washington, Laura Suazo, Secretary of Agriculture of Honduras, stresses the importance of international financing to tackle climate change

Suazo, who chairs IICA’s Executive Committee and is the first women at the helm of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, was a speaker in the panel discussion on “Innovation for Integrating and Mainstreaming Agriculture in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - Lessons Learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America”.

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During the session participants acknowledged that countries in all regions face challenges when proposing or implementing agricultural actions included in the NDCs. 

IICA and other global organizations attending a summit in Washington warn that the climate crisis can only be tackled through broad partnerships that prioritize science and innovation

The meeting presented data indicating that investment in innovation and new technologies to address climate change and global hunger is consistently increasing, through the urgent adaptation of agrifood production.

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Panelists at a joint United States-United Arab Emirates global summit maintain that female empowerment benefits rural communities and economies

This was the main conclusion of a debate among ministers of Agriculture, private sector representatives and researchers at the Aim for Climate (Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate) Summit – a joint initiative of the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The latter will host this year’s COP28 meeting, with a mission to increase investments in climate smart agriculture and agrifood system innovation.

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Manuel Otero and Ilan Goldfajn point out the complementarities of IICA and the IDB and define joint institutional work agenda

The IICA Director General reported that during a side meeting of the AIM for Climate (Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate) Summit—a joint initiative of the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates—Otero and Goldfajn had an extensive discussion, addressing issues in their common and overlapping agenda.

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Participating in the meeting were Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); and IICA external advisor Gloria Abraham.

IICA and WTO prepare roadmap to strengthen the agrifood trade policy agenda of Latin American and Caribbean countries

This meeting is the first of a series of actions aimed at strengthening the trade policy agenda for agrifood trade in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Investments to strengthen innovation and climate smart agriculture are on the rise worldwide, according to a joint US – UAE conference attended by IICA

The three-day AIM for Climate Summit has attracted public policymakers, industry leaders, producers, civil society representatives, scientists and researchers from across the world. The aim is to accelerate the implementation of innovations to guarantee food and nutrition security. Close to 50 governments from across the world are participating in the initiative.

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Marilyn Hershey, a rural leader who strives to be a voice for U.S. dairy farmers, is named IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas

Hershey is the first woman to have been appointed to her current position as Chair of Dairy Management Inc., the association of United States dairy farmers that has spearheaded a promotional, research and educational program on the sector to encourage greater milk consumption in the country. It is funded by farmers and the industry.

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IICA strengthens linkages with regional innovation mechanisms to accelerate agrifood system transformation in the Americas

In Costa Rica, IICA, CGIAR and the World Bank hosted a dialogue among regional agricultural innovation initiatives, national innovation systems of the Americas and other private sector stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance research and knowledge transfer to producers throughout the hemisphere.

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Organized by IICA, CGIAR and the World Bank, the meeting was held over the course of two days at IICA Headquarters, with the participation of more than 100 authorities and international experts. Eugenio Díaz Bonilla, Eduardo Trigo, Martín Piñeiro and Rubén Echeverría took part in the dialogue.

Conditions to increase investment in science, technology and innovation for the agriculture sector exist in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts say

At the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, participants discussed avenues for funding that countries in the region should explore to build a knowledge-intensive agriculture sector.

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