Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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The strengthening of agrifood systems in the Americas is central to economic recovery and global stability, Manuel Otero tells the Council of the Americas.

Otero began his speech by expressing his concern at the events in Ukraine. As well as the irreparable loss of human lives, he warned, these events will have very serious consequences for food security all over the planet, jeopardizing democratic and economic stability in other regions of the world.

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Argentina to cooperate with the agricultural development of countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America, which have suffered heavy losses from the deterioration of their natural resources

The Northern Triangle of Central America is an extremely vulnerable area from a food security perspective, due to the depletion of natural resources and the impact of environmental degradation and climate change.

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Director General of IICA to discuss the hemispheric agricultural agenda at the Council of the Americas

Otero’s presentation will highlight the ways in which the region’s leaders can achieve progress in addressing key pending issues for the agrifood sector at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.

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IICA’s Readiness Recuperación Verde Post COVID-19 project gets under way in Mexico, with the goal of better adapting agriculture to the effects of the health crisis and climate change

Mexican producers and institutions took part in a workshop where they identified strategies for improving agri-food systems underpinned by the Green Recovery concept.

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IICA will open the doors of its internship program to female Ukrainian professionals

In making the announcement, the Director General of IICA explained, “we must put into practice what we publicly advocate: to generate opportunities and decision-making forums in a manner that benefits migrants and women in particular”.

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IICA launches competition for startups to participate in Digital Agriculture Week

The competition is held in collaboration with its partners from the University of Wageningen (Netherlands), Bayer, Microsoft and Agrosmart.

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Conflict in Eastern Europe could negatively impact global food security, warns IICA Director General

He recalled that the impact on world peace, and the widespread uncertainty it triggers, disrupts the regular operation of markets and compromises food supply, affecting food prices and key inputs required for food production.

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Participatory research, the basis for a more sustainable rice in Chile

In the Ñuble region, located a little over 400 km south of Santiago, the southernmost rice in the world, in the hands of researchers, extensionists and producers, continues to seek sustainable solutions to adapt to climate change and markets, a of the keys: participatory research groups.

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IICA launches a competition for startups offering digital solutions for agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean

The competition aims to select 15 startups to participate in Digital Agriculture Week, to be held in May.

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