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OAS honors William Berenson with Leo Rowe Award
The Secretary General bestowed the award upon him in recognition of his many significant achievements throughout his long career within the Inter-American system.
Ministers propose creation of strategy to promote innovation in agriculture
ICA and FAO are to work on a joint cooperation agenda. They will begin by identifying ways of tackling the rise in, and volatility of, food prices, which are affecting this hemisphere and the entire world.
Argentina to host the next meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture
At the Board’s sixteenth meeting, the Director General of IICA presented a report on the Institute’s work over the last two years.
ECLAC, FAO and IICA: The region must close technology gaps to increase food production
Three institutions presented a joint report on the status of and outlook for agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Investment and transfer of knowledge: Key elements for innovation in agriculture
Delegates of 34 countries and representatives of research, technical and financial cooperation organizations participated in a forum on innovation at the Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2011.
The answers to the global challenges facing agriculture may be found in the Americas
The President of Costa Rica today inaugurated a hemispheric meeting of Ministers of Agriculture, calling for the expansion of the agricultural frontier via innovation.