Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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March 31, 2023

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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March 30, 2023

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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March 30, 2023

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.

March 28, 2023

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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March 27, 2023

The Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Summit in Costa Rica will bring together public officials, researchers and business leaders to promote greater use of clean energy in the region

The meeting at IICA Headquarters in Costa Rica will be held from 29 to 31 March and will include a conference with the region’s main airlines on fuels and the environment and a seminar entitled “Sustainable Mobility: Ethanol Talks Costa Rica”.

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March 24, 2023

The Brazilian government, the Brazilian sugar union and IICA will hold a seminar in Costa Rica on bioethanol and its application in sustainable transport

Ethanol Talks, the high-level event organized by the Brazilian government and biofuel industry, has previously been held in Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala and India. The Costa Rica edition will be on 31 March.

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March 23, 2023

IICA publishes document on food and nutrition security and how it is measured

With this publication, the Institute seeks to support the efforts of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in preparing and executing food and nutrition security programs.

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March 20, 2023

In Washington, Director General of IICA and USDA agree to support participation of the agriculture sector in climate negotiations

Under Secretary Taylor and Otero also touched on the subject of gender and the Director General invited Taylor to the Forum of Female Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, which will meet again this year.

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The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou (wearing the light blue jacket), participated in the meeting of CAS ministers and secretaries held in Colonia del Sacramento. It is the first time that the president of one of the nations represented on the Council has participated in a meeting of the body. Seated next to him is Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay.

March 17, 2023

The Ministers of Agriculture of Mercosur, Chile and Bolivia, accompanied by the President of Uruguay, have urged rich nations to fulfill their assistance commitments because of the brutal drought that has affected food production

The ministers and secretaries of agriculture of the member countries pledged to continue promoting the development of sustainable practices and technologies and, in particular, to disseminate already existing, effective regional technologies that make production systems more resilient and facilitate adaptation to climate-related challenges.

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