Chilean singer-songwriter, poet and musician Nano Stern has joined IICA’s campaign to turn the political and social spotlight on those who are guaranteeing our food supply during Covid-19.
San Jose, 19 May 2020 (IICA). Chilean singer-songwriter Nano Stern has joined the campaign of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to recognize farmers and food chain workers, whose daily efforts are ensuring the production, transportation, marketing and supply of food during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A member of the third generation of Chilean singer-songwriters, Nano Stern stands out for his contributions to popular singing, trova, folk music and rock. An exceptional guitarist, he has set himself apart as an itinerant musician with global status since the beginning of his career.
He is frequently invited to participate in international festivals, and has also received important accolades in his country, such as the Altazor National Arts Award for top Fusion album.
Through the campaign, IICA is seeking to direct greater political and social attention to those who keep the agroindustrial chain functioning, as well as to the farmers who are guaranteeing our food supply at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging the world.
You can listen to Nano Stern’s contribution, the song “El Arado” by Víctor Jara, here:
Several organizations in different countries have taken part in the tribute organized by IICA. In Argentina, the tribute has received the backing of the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; the Ministry of Culture of the Nation; the Ministry of Social Development; the anti-hunger program – Plan Argentina contra el Hambre; the Secretariat of Media and Public Communication; the public broadcast entity, Contenidos Públicos Sociedad del Estado and the arts foundation, Fondo Nacional de las Artes.
On the other hand, in Brazil, UNESCO Brazil and the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (ABRAS) have both endorsed and become a part of this campaign.
The concert by the Argentinian performers who have joined this campaign can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1CxNALDus. The songs contributed by the rest of the artists are also available on IICA’s YouTube channel.
IICA will continue to publish the contributions of the artists participating in the campaign on all its digital platforms and on those of its partners in this initiative, using the following hashtags on social media:
#GRACIAS
#HEROESYHEROINAS
#PORLOSALIMENTOSENNUESTRAMESA
#OBRIGADO #OBRIGADA
#HERÓISEHEROÍNAS
#THANKS
#HEROESANDHEROINES
#FORFOODONOURTABLES
More information:
Institutional Communication Division
comunicacion.institucional@iica.int
