The theme of the joint session convened by the Permanent Council and the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI)—a forum for discussion on key challenges facing the region that brings together authorities from across the Americas, from different branches and levels of government, along with other stakeholders and partners—was food insecurity in the Americas and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The “Soul of Rurality” award recognizes her efforts to raise awareness among farmers of the municipality of Itá of the importance of associative undertakings as a means of achieving a better quality of life.
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The international organizations jointly organized the virtual meeting, mainly to share various perspectives on the situation in the region and to discuss the extent to which the critical situation is endangering food security, by severely and negatively impacting agricultural production costs.
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The Executive President of CAF—The Development Bank of Latin America—met with IICA Director General, Manuel Otero.
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Zulfikar Mustapha, Agriculture Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, affirmed his country’s support during an official visit to IICA headquarters, describing the proposal as innovative in bringing countries together, working as a team and collaborating with food security in the region.
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Students from technical schools in the country attended workshops and engaged with female leaders about issues related to STEM – the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Gibson was not born into a farming family, but he understood from a young age that The Bahamas needed to increase local food production to become stronger as a country.
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Se comprometieron a contribuir al aumento de la resiliencia y la capacidad de respuesta que la región necesita a fin de estar mejor preparada para responder a crisis futuras.
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The initiative is aimed at professionals in agriculture and foreign food trade. Applications are being received until June 17th and space is limited to 100 participants.
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