Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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May 31, 2022

Rattan Lal to lead consensus-building dialogue on agriculture and the environment in the Americas ahead of COP27

The announcement was made by the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, during a meeting held on Tuesday, which brought together about twenty Secretaries and Ministers of Agriculture of the countries of the Americas. Representatives of 34 countries discussed joint approaches to the urgent need to transform the agriculture sector in response to climate change and requested that the inter-American organization coordinate regional consensus-building efforts with a view to including agriculture in international negotiations on climate change

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May 31, 2022

Countries of the Americas ask IICA to lead discussions to arrive at a consensus to position agriculture in global climate negotiations

Ministers and secretaries of Agriculture of the Americas met prior to next weekā€™s Summit of Heads of State and Government in Los Angeles, to chart a course of action to strengthen the agriculture sector in global climate negotiations.

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May 27, 2022

Ecuadorian farmer, Lorena Valdez, who founded an association to improve the lives of Afro-descendant women, is named an IICA Leader of Rurality of the AmericasĀ 

The work of Valdez and of AMATIF serves as a positive example for rural areas in the Americas.Ā  The association has already established a cocoa processing plant that produces chocolate and other by-products that are sold throughout the province and plans to expand to international markets.

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May 27, 2022

IICA supports installation of a submersible solar pump system to supply peasant families with water in Bolivia

The system directly benefits 26 families in the Bolivian peasant community of Aguas Negras, whose members raise cattle and grow corn, cassava, and rice. The technology installed is designed to supply some 20,000 liters per day, at a rate of up to 3,000 liters per hour.

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May 23, 2022

IICA will support the consolidation of a network of AgTechs in the Americas to drive agricultural digitalization

The commitment was undertaken during Digital Agriculture Week, an event organized by the Institute with the co-sponsorship of Bayer, Microsoft and the World Bank, in which 15 innovative tech startups from the region participated.

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May 20, 2022

IICA and CATIE sign agreement to promote sustainable development in the crop, livestock, and forestry sectors

The two organizations will prioritize actions related to production innovation, agribusiness enterprises, research and technology transfer, biodiversity conservation, natural resources, climate change, knowledge management and skills development for small-scale producers and family farmers.

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May 19, 2022

Sonia Murillo, a promoter of fair trade and rural welfare in Costa Rica, is named Leader of Rurality by IICA

Murillo will receive the ā€œSoul of Ruralityā€ award, an initiative by the agency specialized in agricultural and rural development to pay tribute to men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural communities of the Americas, a key region for food and nutrition security and the environmental sustainability of the planet.

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May 19, 2022

OAS countries back Director General of IICAā€™s call for joint efforts to tackle threat to food security caused by surging fertilizer costs

IICAā€™s Director General explained that the world market is saturated with chemical fertilizers and many countries in the Americas are highly dependent on imports.

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May 18, 2022

Countries of the Americas praise IICAā€™s capacity to drive collective action and support technical work for productive and sustainable agriculture ahead of COP 27

These declarations of support were made during a virtual meeting of the Special Advisory Commission on Management Issues (SACMI), an advisory body of the Director General of IICA to strengthen the operating capacity of the agency specialized in agricultural and rural development.

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