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The global alliance fighting against banana disease and for global food security receives strong support from the World Bank
The banana disease poses a threat to global food security and to the incomes of millions of small farmers around the world.
Interview with Senator Robert Black, from Canada, on the country's soil health
Tune in to the latest IICA podcast featuring the Hon. Senator Robert Black as we discuss the vital role of soil health in Canada and its importance for our future . Don’t miss it!
Listen to it now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gB27WwOfbwo27OzuhVXad?si=UsN4OPwiT0yN…
Fireside Chat with Lloyd Day, Deputy Director General of the IICA
During the visit of IICA's Deputy Director General, Mr. Lloyd Day, to Canada, he was invited to join the Canada Grains Council podcast, Fireside Chats with Erin. In the interview, he discussed the organization's efforts in promoting sustainable agriculture, tackling climate change, and embracing technological advancements. Mr. Day highlighted the importance of building consensus, listening to farmers, and driving meaningful action.
In New York, the Director General of IICA takes part in UN General Assembly and Climate Week debates, with food security at the top of the international agenda
With food security having become one of the most important issues on the international public agenda, in New York this week the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, is taking part in high-level discussions on sustainable agriculture and climate action, parallel to the sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.
Columbia University and IICA convene international leaders to design new narrative illuminating essential role of Latin American agriculture for planet
The planned exchange is the result of a major effort by Columbia University's School of Climate and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The partnership is designed to shed light on the true contribution of agriculture in the region to food security, environmental balance and global social stability.
“Producing in impossible environments”: in presentation to 23 ministers and deputy ministers of agriculture of G20 countries, the Director General of IICA set outs challenges and suggests solutions for the sector that guarantees global food security
Manuel Otero noted that agriculture is facing new challenges, such as energy security, in addition to those of sustainability, food and nutrition security, food safety, and rural and territorial development.