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IICA strengthens support for the Central American Agricultural Council and further endorses regional integration
According to Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, the agreement through which IICA supports the Executive Secretariat of the Council will be extended for another four years, which will allow for undertaking larger-scale projects to strengthen Central American agriculture.
“The sun will shine brighter, tomorrow will be better”: Still relevant, The Farmer’s Anthem brings hope to the Caribbean
In 2020, The Farmer’s Anthem formed part of IICA’s popular music tribute to farm workers.
USDEC, UPEACE and IICA train national Codex Alimentarius officers in the Americas
Through an online training course, representatives from 24 countries in the hemisphere will improve their consensus-building skills.
Having expanded rice and sugar production, Guyana aims to diversify further, says Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, in a Brazilian TV interview
The South American country—considered to be the food basket of the Caribbean—is expecting to reap the largest rice crop in its history and to increase sugar production, even as it works to develop non-traditional crops.
Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas will participate in new meeting convened by the Director General of FAO, the Director General of IICA and the Regional Representative of FAO
The third hemispheric meeting of ministers and secretaries of Agriculture will seek to drive the recovery and transformation of the region’s agrifood systems, which have been affected by the pandemic.
Chile joins Living Soils of the Americas – an IICA–Rattan Lal soil restoration initiative
María Emilia Undurraga, Chile’s Minister of Agriculture, made the announcement at an international seminar organized by the Andean country’s Agricultural and Livestock Service and IICA. The award-winning scientist was also in attendance.