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Award-winning scientist Rattan Lal appointed by President Biden as a new member of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development

In making this designation public, the White House highlighted Lal’s ties to IICA and noted that the scientist “is widely recognized as a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve food security globally and develop climate-resilient agriculture

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Margaret Zeigler named IICA Representative in the United States

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has named Dr. Margaret Zeigler as the IICA Representative in the United States.  Zeigler brings 25 years of experience in public policy and institutional leadership to advance sustainable, productive agriculture.  

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Ministers of Agriculture of Central America highlight IICA’s role and Director General stresses the importance of regional integration 

Within the framework of a regular meeting of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), senior officials gathered to review the status of agricultural trade in the region, among other issues. 

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Mexico: Rattan Lal, IICA and Syngenta reaffirm the value of partnerships to transform agrifood systems

They reaffirmed the importance of establishing partnerships to advance towards more resilient, healthy, sustainable and equitable agrifood systems, and emphasized the relevant role played by science, technology and innovation in the achievement of these goals.

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Mobile app places digital agriculture in the hands of small farmers in Trinidad and Tobago

The FarmVue app assists farmers to access electronic platforms that are able to document and keep records on the planting and harvesting of crops, the inputs used, as well as costs and sales.

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Agriculture in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has recovered following the volcanic eruptions and the year has begun with exports on the rise  

A total of 516,753 kilos of agricultural and fisheries products, valuing  1,301,317 dollars, were sold by the island nation to thirteen countries in January, according to data disseminated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labor.

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Canada, Colombia, El Salvador and Peru announce membership in Living Soils of the Americas, the IICA-Rattan Lal soil restoration initiative

Living Soils of the Americas is an initiative that links science, public policies, the private sector and work to rehabilitate the Hemisphere’s degraded soils, which are threatening the position of Latin America and the Caribbean as the guarantor of the world’s food security.

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Experts highlight the role of agriculture in decarbonizing transportation through biofuel use

In 2020, bioethanol replaced 5.2% of gasoline globally, whereas biodiesel replaced 3.5% of fossil diesel.

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Ottawa

February 11, 2022

Exporting Wine and Spirits to the Canadian Market

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