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IICA and FDA launch virtual platform in Peru to promote exports of fresh produce to the United States
The launch was held in partnership with Peru’s Exporters Association (ADEX) and the US Department of Agriculture. The value of Peru’s agricultural exports to the US currently stands at USD 10.202 billion.Over one hundred international researchers from CGIAR gathered at the IICA Delegation in Brazil
The immense challenges that climate change and new global trends impose on food and agricultural systems are transforming production methods and, consequently, the entire world. This transformation makes agricultural research essential, as it faces the challenge of quickly contributing to facilitate the necessary adaptations.Agriculture is essential for world peace due to its contribution to food security, development and social cohesion, states IICA Director General at the graduation ceremony of the University for Peace
Nearly 130 UPEACE students who graduated both in person and virtually earned their master's and doctoral degrees in the areas of Environment and Development, International Law, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Regional Studies.In Spain, IICA Director General urges students of the Digital Agri master’s program at the University of Córdoba to use technology to increase agricultural sustainability, and takes part in the world’s biggest olive oil congress
The IICA Director General’s visit to the university facilities is part of an official mission to strengthen the Institute’s links with its Spanish counterparts in the areas of innovation and international cooperation focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.Senior officials from the Wilson Center, Earth University and IICA advocate for better policies and more investment in science and innovation to strengthen agricultural sustainability and global food security
To address these common points of interest, the Director of the Latin American Program of the Wilson Center, Benjamin Gedan; the President of Earth University, Arturo Condo; and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, engaged in a public dialogue entitled “Global food security and sustainable agriculture in Latin America.”Director General of IICA receives Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, and invites the Asian nation to join the organization as an observer country
The Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, visited the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica and met with Director General Manuel Otero, who invited the Asian nation to join the organization as an observer country.