The Knowledge Legacy Corporation, the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the WWF conservation organization and IICA organized a panel discussion entitled “Rethinking the Financing of the Bioeconomy.” Panel members stressed the importance of protecting and valuing natural capital, and discussed the role of the bioeconomy as a regional development model.
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The program will focus on critical research areas for agricultural and rural development, covering topics such as agricultural inputs, technological change, and productivity enhancement.
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IICA is organizing a session with the participation of ministers Mustapha and Suazo, as well as Otero, Vice-President Mukeshimana, and Lloyd Day.
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IICA representatives took part in the opening ceremony of the conference, which is being held under the theme "Peace with Nature" and was attended by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
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The Argentine veterinarian received the award, which was presented to him by UNA Rector Zully Vera, for his “invaluable contributions to agricultural development in the region” at a ceremony held in the University’s library, before an audience of government representatives and senior officials from academia and local agricultural institutions.
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Upon receiving the diploma accrediting him as an IICA Goodwill Ambassador, Manrique described the accolade as “a great honor” and spoke of how humanity is currently facing a threefold global crisis: the loss of biodiversity, pollution, and climate change.
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The 5th Edition of the Permanent Forum of Female Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and Senior Officials of the Americas (FOPEMA), organized by IICA, reached consensus on this and other matters during a meeting attended by more than 75 high-level leaders, including ministers and deputy ministers from Agriculture and Women’s Affairs ministries.
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Jack Bobo, Director of the Food Systems Institute at the University of Nottingham, engaged in discussions with IICA’s Advisory Committee on Communication for Agriculture and Food Security, composed of journalists covering the sector and experts in public and institutional communication.
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The publication was presented during the Fifth Meeting of the Permanent Forum of Female Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of the Americas (FOPEMA), promoted by IICA in which women political leaders discuss and propose priority gender and women’s issues in a sector that has traditionally been almost entirely male-dominated.
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