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IICA’s Director General attends Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Barbados and meets with Ministers of Agriculture from the region

Otero will present the new institutional roadmap of the hemispheric organization to Ministers of Agriculture from the Caribbean. The document proposes the application of a differentiated strategy for the region.

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IICA and Vogue, an unprecedented partnership to share the stories of rural female workers

A team from the Brazilian edition of Vogue magazine traveled across four countries in the Americas to share the stories of women who live off the land and who, in many ways, sow a fairer society.

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Tackling rural women’s invisibility is crucial to promoting development and banishing malnutrition

During the Summit of the W20 - the G20 engagement group on gender equality - experts from IICA, the UN and the World Bank agreed that improving working and living conditions for rural women is crucial to promoting development. IICA is co-chair of W20 in its work on Rural Women.

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Ottawa

October 1, 2018

Using Geospatial Tools for Agricultural Monitoring

Orbiting hundreds of kilometers above the Earth, satellites can provide a unique and comprehensive perspective on the state and changing conditions of our soils, crops, and land use.

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Ottawa

September 27, 2018

Saluting Rural Women

On October 15, IICA will be supporting the International Day for Rural Women which this year will focus on the theme of “Challenges and opportunities in climate-resilient agriculture for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls”.

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IICA and Winrock International join hands to strengthen agriculture and combat climate change

Officials from the Institute met in Costa Rica with representatives of this U.S. company to establish the framework for joint action.

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Mexican authorities urge IICA to intensify its support for the agrifood sector in the Americas

Institute officials met in Mexico with representatives of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) and with the team of Secretary of Agriculture designate, Victor Villalobos, who lauded the work being carried out by this agency of the Inter-American system, which specializes in agricultural and rural development.

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IICA and the Province of Buenos Aires will combine efforts to improve the competitiveness of small- and medium-scale producers

The agreement between the Institute and Buenos Aires’ Ministry of Agroindustry will seek to strengthen the capacity of players in the agrifood sector, providing them with the tools needed to access markets in a sustainable manner.

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Otero appealed for improvements in infrastructure, integration and trade to boost rural productivity in the Americas

The Director General of IICA participated in the summit of the G20’s think tank engagement group, which will submit policy recommendations to the leaders of this global forum.

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