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Peru’s Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation and IICA strengthen cooperation agenda
Strengthening the state financial institution Agrobanco and boosting the use of digital tools in rural extension were just some of the matters addressed by Minister Federico Tenorio and IICA Director General Manuel Otero in their discussions.
The Canadian organization Développement International Desjardins and IICA join forces to strengthen financing and agricultural insurance systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
DID and IICA had previously worked together successfully in the Financing and Agricultural Insurance System project in Haiti, in 2019.
Despite the obstacles posed by the pandemic in Latin America, 125 coffee experts received virtual training through the International Diploma in Innovative Coffee Growing program.
The purpose of the course was to provide state-of-the-art information on good practices for the management of coffee cultivation within the new scenarios faced by families involved in this activity.
PROCAGICA boosts infrastructure used for wet coffee pulping in Nicaraguan municipalities
Over 100 coffee-growing families across seven municipalities will benefit from this joint European Union-IICA program. The municipalities are Matagalpa, Rancho Grande, El Tuma-La Dalia, San Sebastián de Yalí, Dipilto, El Jícaro and Jalapa.
Mercosur’s agri-food systems are strong, but in need of transformation to be sustainable
Closing deliberations at Mercosur’s international seminar on “Sustainable Agri-food Systems”, held in commemoration of the body’s 30th anniversary, centered on bloc member-country policies to guarantee food security.
Pandemic puts food policies center stage, strengthens Mercosur’s presence on the global scene
The “Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” seminar was organized to mark Mercosur’s 30th anniversary and highlighted the central role of its member countries in addressing the issue of global food security and nutrition. The body is currently chaired by Argentina.