Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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At an international conference in Chile, with IICA in attendance, ministers stressed the agriculture sector’s commitment to increased food production and sustainability

Chilean president Gabriel Boric gave his support to the meeting, which sought to position agriculture as a relevant sector to offer innovative solutions for the climate crisis.

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IICA Director General joins international experts at the Global Future Council, aiming to foster the promotion of innovative ideas to guarantee food and water security

The Global Future Council is a network of experts from academia, government, international organizations, business, media and civil society. Membership is for a two-year period and is by invitation only, with members collaborating to identify and disseminate innovative ideas with the potential to create a global impact. 

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The purpose of the meeting is to position agriculture as an important sector in providing innovative solutions to the climate crisis.

Ministers of agriculture to meet in Chile to promote the sector’s role in mitigating climate change, with the participation of IICA

The two-day meeting will serve to promote a high-level dialogue regarding global perspectives on decreasing methane emissions and low-emission food systems.

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With the support of IICA, agriculture and bioenergy industry associations of the Americas create the Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Coalition

IICA will serve as the Technical Secretariat of the coalition, which will be made up of the region’s main liquid biofuel chambers, federations, associations and councils.

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Aviation industry underscores the need for public policies to guarantee investments and enable agriculture in the Americas to achieve its potential for biofuel production

This was one of the ideas expressed by the CEO of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), José Ricardo Botelho, at the Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Summit held at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica.

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IICA joins initiative created by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates – host country of COP28 – to increase investment in climate-smart agriculture and innovation

AIM for Climate seeks to demonstrate collective commitment to increase investments and foster scientific breakthroughs from both public and private institutions to address current crises with an innovative approach.

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Authorities, researchers and leaders of the aviation industry envision leading role of agriculture of the Americas in production of sustainable fuels for air transport

The region has sufficient inventory of biomass, vegetable oils, animal fats, sugars, starches, alcohols and lignocellulosic materials for the agriculture sector to be a major supplier of biofuels for the aviation industry, affirmed IICA’s Director General.

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Sustainable aviation fuels pave way for decarbonization of air transport

This is the conclusion of the document entitled “Decarbonizing the skies: Sustainable aviation biofuels” presented by IICA at the Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Summit.

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The virtual forum stressed the leading role of agriculture in addressing the challenges of climate change.

On the road to COP28, the countries of the Americas are increasing the implementation of measures to mitigate and adapt agriculture to climate change, say specialists at IICA forum

IICA held a new online meeting with experts and authorities on agriculture and environment in the Americas to analyze with member countries how regional agriculture can play an active role in climate change solutions in the context of global negotiations.

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