Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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The Honduran Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock considers the bioeconomy as an opportunity to reduce rural poverty in Latin America

Laura Suazo, the first women to be in charge of Honduras’ agriculture and livestock portfolio, expressed this view during an interview with the program, AgroAmerica, which airs on Brazil’s TV Agro Mais.

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In Rwanda, the Director General of IICA will strengthen cooperation ties with Africa on an agenda focused on innovation, trade and food security

Otero will participate in the AGRF Summit, the main African forum to advance the food and agriculture agenda of this continent, which will hold its 12th Annual Summit under the theme “Grow, Nourish, Reward - Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems”.

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IICA-IFAD report highlights significant contributions of family farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean and pending challenges regarding action against climate change

The report presents the experiences, gaps, needs and best practices in implementing climate objectives in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

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José Muñoz, an educator and promoter of organic agriculture in northern Argentina, is awarded the title of “Leader of Rurality” by IICA

In recent years, Muñoz has become a promoter of organic agriculture, which he sees as a way to take advantage of the environmentally friendly practices and biological inputs that farmers already use.

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The Argentinian Ministry of Education and IICA join forces to spur greater bioeconomy development in the country

The organizations spearheaded a post-graduate course on “The Bioeconomy in Agroindustry and Rural Territories: Best Practices and Lessons Learned”, enabling more than 35 participants to increase their awareness of science-based economic development opportunities, new technologies and business and financial organization.

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U.S. Department of State, European Union and IICA launch initiative in Guatemala to economically empower women farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor

The strategic alliance between these organizations considers the role that women play in agriculture in order to move them beyond subsistence farming and toward more value-added, market-oriented production.

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Rattan Lal, IICA’s Special Envoy to COP27: “We need political willpower to translate science into action through policies that are pro-agriculture, pro-farmer and pro-nature”.

Lal emphasized the need for high-level political willpower in order to drive the transformation of global agrifood systems, a science-based process in which farmers are considered to be central players and in which agriculture is seen as a fundamental part of the solution to climate change.

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Julio César Delgado, an ornamental flower grower from Colombia and promotor of sustainable production, is recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality”

Delgado lives in the municipality of San Antonio del Tequendama, located 50 kilometers from the Colombian capital of Bogotá, where the nursery industry is an important economic activity with over 100 establishments.

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IICA forges linkages between agricultural technology startups and investment advisory firm, VAMS, to drive digital transformation

The initiative is in line with the Institute’s promotion of dynamic and inclusive digitalization in the agriculture sector, as a means of contributing to production development and global food security.

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