San José, Costa Rica
July 15, 2021
The alliance was established by the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, and by the Global Director of Food Value Chains of Bayer's Crop Science Division, Ronald Guendel, who defined a framework for action to be developed with a focus on issues of common interest, especially innovation, science and technology.
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The Agricultural and Environmental Finance Program promotes knowledge acquisition of both traditional and modern financial instruments in the agriculture and agrifood sector, financing strategies of emerging technologies and new instruments available to fund climate change and sustainable development.
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Washington
July 13, 2021
Latin American ministers of agriculture and private sector stakeholders participated in a debate on the digital technology revolution and its impact on agrifood systems’ ability to improve the productivity and standard of living of rural communities.
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The Argentina-IICA South-South and Triangular Cooperation Program will facilitate the sharing of agricultural best practices to boost the output of Caribbean producers and increase the food security of these countries.
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Latin American ministers of agriculture and private sector stakeholders participated in a debate on the digital technology revolution and its impact on agrifood systems’ ability to improve the productivity and standard of living of rural communities.
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In an interview on the Brazilian TV channel, AgroMais, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, explained that, "In some areas, farmers lost 90% of their crops and numerous animals, while many homes were destroyed by the water”.
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The Northern Triangle of Central America encompasses three countries and is especially susceptible to factors that encourage migration and forced displacement, amidst food insecurity, limited access to social protection, the depletion of natural resources and the adverse repercussions of environmental degradation and climate change. Agriculture and rural development are key to effectively tackling the causes of migration.
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Renowned scientists explained that promoting universal access to and inclusion of animal proteins in diets is imperative, particularly in medium- and low-income countries.
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IICA can apply for financial instruments to carry out initiatives that are part of the climate planning efforts of its Member States.
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