Lima, Perú
December 13, 2024
The aim of the activity, which was held at the Headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community in Lima, was to analyze the main mechanisms and principles that foster international agrifood trade and regional economic integration in CAN, as a means of fostering more effective participation in international forums and joint actions to strengthen agrifood systems, as well as to facilitate access to regional and international markets.
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
December 12, 2024
In a joint effort between experts from IICA and the USDA, Trinidad and Tobago was visited, as the second country in the Caribbean to establish the surveillance and prevention strategy, as the actions to be taken against the ASF, a program that will be extended to other countries in the region.
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San José, Costa Rica
December 11, 2024
For the challenge, participants were presented with a Minecraft scenario characterized by drought, soil erosion, landslides, water pollution, deforestation, and loss of wildlife, among other devastating scenarios.
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San José
December 10, 2024
Participants agreed that international cooperation should serve as a catalyst for transformations through an integrated vision while respecting diverse national conditions. This approach should emphasize science-based decision-making and address financing challenges in light of fiscal constraints in the region.
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San José, Costa Rica
December 5, 2024
Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay and Chair of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA); Izabella Teixeira, former Minister of Environment of Brazil and the country’s chief negotiator at COP21; and Professor Rattan Lal, a global leader in regenerative agriculture and soil sciences, World Food Prize laureate, and IICA Goodwill Ambassador
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
December 3, 2024
The training and communication aspects necessary for the prevention, control, and eradication of the New World Screwworm were jointly planned at the meeting.
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The purpose of the agreement is to promote the sustainable transformation of small-scale agriculture by increasing productivity while conserving natural resources.
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At the most important international event for political and technical negotiations on the future of production methods and consumption around the world, farmers in the Americas had an influential voice, and the science- and innovation-based solutions to the climate crisis they are implementing in rural areas attracted a great deal of interest.
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The situation faced by farmers in Caribbean countries, whose livelihoods are under threat, was explained to COP29 participants in the pavilion operated by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the global event.
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