Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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At OAS, Director General of IICA highlights inextricable link between agriculture and environmental sustainability; Ambassadors support Institute’s efforts to modernize agrifood systems

Director General Manuel Otero presented the 2021 Annual Report, describing IICA’s initiatives aimed at driving agricultural and rural development in the region.

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IICA launches virtual platform to enhance the skills and knowledge of rural youth in the hemisphere

The Hemispheric Rural Youth Community provides a platform to share experiences and resources to generate a greater impact on agriculture and food security in the Americas.

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Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture and the Director General of IICA discuss the agenda for the COP27 and the strengthening of agrotechnical schools

Otero asked Secretary Bahillo to include the province of Entre Ríos in a program under which some 5000 students from 100 agrotechnical schools in Argentina are to receive training in the use of digital technologies and learn about their application in agriculture.

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Director General of IICA to AAPRESID: Agriculture must be a strategic axis in climate negotiations

At the 30th Congress of the Argentine Association of Direct Sowing Producers (AAPRESID), Manuel Otero underscored the leading role that agriculture must play at COP 27 in Egypt.

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Gustavo Rivas, the Guatemalan who has spent his entire life producing fresh foods and showcasing the value of family farmers, is recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality”

He was co-founder of the National Basic Grains Association (ANAGRAB), which brings together both small- and large-scale producers of corn, beans, rice and other daily staples for the Guatemalan people.

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Costa Rica’s Vice-President visits IICA and encourages collaborative efforts in organic agriculture and distribution channels to improve agriculture sector profitability

IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, welcomed Costa Rica’s Vice-President, Stephan Brunner Neibig, and outlined the extent of IICA’s cooperation programs and its “IICA of Open Doors initiatives.

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IICA and Agbar Agriculture will join forces to foster efficient and sustainable water resource management in the agriculture sector

The initiative will have an initial four-year duration and its primary objective will be to optimize water use, by improving processes, as well as to identify alternative resources to be implemented in countries in the region selected by both organizations.

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Africa-Americas Ministerial Summit calls for the creation of permanent mechanisms for integration and collaboration between the two continents to improve their agri-food systems

The States tasked three organizations the IICA, AGRA and AUDA-NEPAD with preparing a roadmap and developing a common agenda for that purpose.

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Multilateral lenders and private sector ratify partnership and joint work with IICA on food security, sustainability, green infrastructure, trade and integration

The call—conveyed in a joint commitment made at the first ever Africa-Americas Ministerial Summit—included the announcement of work in different areas.

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