Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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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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May 17, 2022

IICA Twinned its Annual Accountability Seminar with the Ministry of Agriculture Consultation

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May 17, 2022

IICA inaugurates Digital Agriculture Week, which brings together ministers, senior officials and 15 startups from the Americas with innovations to accelerate agricultural digitalization

The event, which will be held at IICA Headquarters in San JosƩ, Costa Rica, until May 19, began with a roundtable discussion among high-level policymakers.

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May 13, 2022

IICA confers its ā€œLeader of Ruralityā€ award on HaydĆ©e Anccasi, promoter of Peruvian maca ā€“ a highly nutritious, age-old crop

Maca is an indigenous plant of Peru that dates back thousands of years. It has been called a ā€œsuper foodā€, given that since the time of the Incas it has been highly valued and has multiple uses, from boosting fertility to fighting insomnia.

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May 13, 2022

Central America and the Dominican Republic seek to harmonize regional regulations on biopesticide registration

The countries are preparing draft Central American Technical Regulations that will benefit producers by promoting more sustainable practices for bioinput use.

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May 12, 2022

Agrifood enterprises commit to working more closely with farmers in view of the threat to food security posed by the crisis in Eastern Europe

At the invitation of IICA, representatives of the companies were engaged in a dialogue on the challenges posed by the situation. They agreed that Russiaā€™s invasion of Ukraine had already triggered increases in the prices of agricultural products, fertilizers and energy, demonstrating once again the importance of public policies in support of family farmers, who are the main food suppliers in the region.

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May 11, 2022

IICA to cooperate with the Arab Republic of Egypt in the lead-up to COP 27

The agreement was reached between Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, and Yasmine Fouad, Minister of the Environment of the North Africa nation.

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