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International cooperation and solidarity: an effective response to Covid-19
The Secretary General of the Italo-Latin American Institute, Antonella Cavallari, and the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Gabriela Cuevas, participated in a dialogue with the Director General of IICA, with a view to identifying solutions to address the impact of the pandemic on food security.
Entrepreneurs call for enhanced cooperation and public-private sector partnerships to bolster agriculture in the aftermath of the pandemic
Jens Mesa, Executive President of Colombia’s FEDEPALMA, and Hugo Sigman, CEO of the Grupo Insud in Argentina, participated in an IICA session to discuss how to create an enabling environment to increase the competitiveness of Latin American companies.
Brazil: first Latin American country slated to benefit from agricultural digital solutions, spearheaded by Nobel Prize winner, Michael Kremer
This was announced by Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, at a ceremony in which the 2019 Nobel Prize winner for Economics was named an IICA Goodwill Ambassador. The focus will be family farming.
IICA launches challenge to create the Rural Youth Community of the Americas
The project encourages youth across the hemisphere to propose ideas and solutions for overcoming post-pandemic challenges in agriculture.
IICA commits to collaborating with the GEF to increase agricultural sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Minister of the Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, who will become the CEO of the GEF in a few weeks, participated in a virtual tour of IICA’s facilities together with the Institute’s Director General, Manuel Otero.
Elvia Monzón, a natural leader who promotes the presence of women in coffee growing in Guatemala
Ever since her husband migrated and left her alone with four small children, this female coffee farmer has learned to deal with difficult situations and has become the leader of a cooperative in San Antonio Huista.