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  • Rosamund Benn, a coconut oil producer who encourages other rural women in Guyana to process and market their crops, recognized as a Leader of Rurality of the Americas by IICA

    Benn will receive the “Soul of Rurality” award, which is part of an initiative to recognize the men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of the Americas.
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    IICA and OLADE hold discussions on synergies and mutual collaboration to build bridges between the rural and energy sectors

    En la reunión abordaron temas como biocombustibles líquidos, descarbonización, energías renovables con el objetivo de promover el bienestar de los países de las Américas.
  • At IICA, Latin American phytosanitary protection experts discussed proposed international standards designed to guarantee safe trade in plant-based products

    Ninety-three national and regional experts from plant protection organizations took part in the 2023 Regional Workshop for Latin America of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
  • With the support of IICA, official laboratory technicians of veterinary services in 12 countries of the Americas are receiving training in the diagnosis of antimicrobial resistance

    With technical guidance from The Ohio State University, and under IICA’s coordination, a virtual course on Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) standards was delivered with the aim of improving the monitoring of diseases that can affect food production in the region.
  • Ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS): “The economic, social and environmental dimensions of production must be addressed in a balanced way”

    This was the conclusion reached by ministers and other senior agricultural officials from the CAS member countries at a meeting held in Buenos Aires
  • International organizations, the private sector and producers from Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico share their experiences in managing Fusarium TR4, a pest that poses a threat to the banana industry and global food security

    Specialists emphasized the importance of reaching agreement on actions to increase plant resistance and prevent transmission of the fungus on the banana plantations of Latin America and the Caribbean.