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  • Argentine farmers advocate soil health for sustainable agriculture

    David “Bachi” Roggero, President of the Argentine No-Till Farmers Association (AAPRESID), shared some secrets behind the model of economic, social and environmental sustainability promoted by the organization in an interview with AgroAmerica, a program broadcast on the Brazilian TV network AgroMais.
  • Argentine White Helmets and IICA work to restore food production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after volcanic eruption

    30,000 people were evacuated from their homes, the majority of which were small-scale farmers as the lands surrounding the volcano are used for agricultural production.
  • Investment consultancy firm, VAMS, and IICA partner to promote sustainable agriculture and technological innovation in the Americas

    Vista Alta Management Solutions (VAMS), with ample experience in North and Latin America, will work alongside IICA to promote initiatives in water management, agrifood development, job creation and clean energy.
  • Organic production is in growing demand and holds great potential for Latin America and the Caribbean

    The new Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Ecuador, Tanlly Vera Mendoza, and the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, Víctor Villalobos, participated in a seminar that analyzed the contribution of organic production to the transformation of agrifood systems.
  • Argentine teacher to receive IICA Leaders of Rurality award for broadcasting classes over the radio during pandemic

    Bruno lives in San Roque, a small city in the province of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina, where he advocates that formal education should train young people in food production methods, along with improving education in rural areas to generate opportunities for individual and collective development to help halt migration to the cities.
  • UN Food Systems Summit: the countries of the Americas reach consensus to ensure that the voice of farmers is heard at the global forum

    The principles that guided the search for consensus were that there are no food systems without agriculture and that producers must therefore be duly represented at the Summit; science must be the fundamental input for the formulation of policies; and agriculture is part of the solution to the main challenges facing humanity