Bogotá, Colombia
October 29, 2025
More than 200 representatives from 18 countries, plus 47 speakers, came together for the Third Pan-American Bioinputs Forum in Colombia, an event consisting of two days of technical and political dialogue and one day of field visits. It was a reaffirmation of the commitment of the Americas to more sustainable, competitive and science-based agriculture.
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Ottawa, Canada
October 29, 2025
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San José
October 28, 2025
The Director General’s presence reflected IICA’s commitment to continue supporting El Salvador’s efforts to make its agriculture sector more resilient, innovative and sustainable every day, thereby contributing to the wellbeing of rural families and the country’s economic development.
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San José, Costa Rica
October 24, 2025
Manuel Otero emphasized the need to promote a new narrative for regional agriculture—one that elevates its standing and recognizes its contribution to the food security of the countries.
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Santiago
October 23, 2025
Organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the participants in the event included His Excellency the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric. The discussions focused on the technical, economic and regulatory challenges involved in accelerating the decarbonization of transportation in the Americas, especially in the aviation sector.
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San José, Costa Rica
October 23, 2025
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has unveiled the updated version of a key tool designed to modernize and strengthen agricultural health and food safety services across the Americas—an initiative aimed at safeguarding the region’s sanitary and phytosanitary status, ensuring safe food trade, protecting public health, preventing economic losses and driving rural development.
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Kingstown
October 23, 2025
Nioka is dedicated to the production of bananas, cassava, sweet potato, yam and vegetables. She has also chaired the WALCO cooperative (Women in Agriculture Langley Park Cooperative), where women producers support each other and welcome visits from students to bring young people closer to farming.
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San José, Costa Rica
October 22, 2025
In a hybrid ceremony, the memorandum was signed by Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, and Ernest Allen, President of ISTA
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Brasilia
October 21, 2025
IICA has invited four Leaders of Rurality of the Americas from different regions of the continent to share, in person, the realities of their rural communities with the ministers.
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