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At the Biodiversity Conference (COP 15), the ministers who make up the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) emphasize the importance of adopting a science-based approach to agricultural biotechnologies
The ministers argued that biotech issues must be addressed within their specific area and within the scope of the Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted in 1992, in which the international community acknowledges the benefits of biotechnologies. The ministers also pointed out that safe management is possible with risk analysis.
Brazil and Argentina have the opportunity to be key players in global food security, said officials and specialists in a panel discussion in which IICA participated
The meeting was part of AgriTalks, a series of conferences that Brazil’s Foreign Ministry has been hosting in different embassies around the world with the aim of promoting good agricultural practices and discussing the outlook for the sector, given the burgeoning global demand for healthy, nutritious and sustainably produced food.
Global alliance against fusarium and IICA strengthen technical systems in Venezuela to fight fungus threatening global banana production
In Venezuela, sudden wilting in banana plants has impacted production since 2006.
With the support of IICA, the hemispheric organization MIOA will strengthen tools to collect, disseminate and exchange information on agricultural market prices
At the meeting of the MIOA member and partner countries, held at IICA Headquarters in San José, the 26 participating delegations agreed to move forward with a project to design a data dashboard and an application gathering country-specific price information on agricultural products.
Peru’s cocoa sector has new tool to drive crop safety and promote exports
In Peru, approximately 100,000 families participate in cocoa production, which in 2021 generated exports worth USD 300 million.
The Trust for the Americas and IICA join forces to work toward reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunities in rural areas
The two organizations signed a cooperation agreement that will focus its efforts on women and youth through professional education, training, access to information and technology transfer.