February 8, 2022
Spaniard Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), made the statement during a meeting of IICA’s Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas.
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February 4, 2022
During the PVC’s event to mark the close of the 2021 fiscal year, staff and work teams from both institutions agreed to continue pursuing a joint work agenda in the face of the constant challenges arising in animal health and amidst a scenario of mounting risks due to climate change.
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January 24, 2022
The showing will allow visitors to see and listen to the first 25 of the 90 songs in an initiative that in 2020 brought together leading names from the popular music scene in the Americas, who voluntarily and free of cost participated in the hemispheric initiative.
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January 20, 2022
The Institute, which specializes in providing technical cooperation to the countries of the Americas, and the agricultural innovation company are implementing projects aimed at building capacities in family farming, increasing productivity and supporting sustainability.
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January 20, 2022
Javier Manzanares, Deputy Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, sounded this warning in an interview with Mauro Zafalon, a journalist for the Brazilian daily newspaper, Folha de S.Paulo. The piece was published in the paper’s “Vaivén de las Commodities” column.
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January 18, 2022
The agreement was reached during the First High-Level Roundtable between Africa and the Americas, convened and organized by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and IICA, entitled “Building Bridges for Future Cooperation in Agrifood Systems”.
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January 17, 2022
Mrs. Olmedo is the first woman to direct the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. She stands out as a researcher in the field of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology and her studies focus on biotechnological developments for agriculture, such as biofertilizers.
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January 17, 2022
As a researcher, Dr. Chan led the development of the HB4 gene, which comes from sunflowers and provides wheat and soybeans with greater tolerance to droughts.
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January 17, 2022
The commendation was presented to her by the Director General of the Institute, Manuel Otero, for her contributions to innovative livestock farming and environmental preservation.
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