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September 10, 2024

In a lecture at Paraguay’s Diplomatic Academy, the Director General of IICA said the new frontier of science is the key to enabling agri-food systems to provide the solutions that the world needs, and highlights agriculture’s contribution to the global po

Manuel Otero was invited to give a lecture on the challenges facing global food security by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Carlos Antonio López Diplomatic and Consular Academy, which trains the members of Paraguay’s foreign service.

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September 9, 2024

IICA supports agricultural innovation in Paraguay – donating equipment to install the first subsidiary of the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA)

The technological equipment represents a strategic investment in the future of the faculty and in the potential of its students and researchers, as it will strengthen research capabilities and promote practical learning in the fields of veterinary medicine and agriculture, said the Director General of IICA at the donation ceremony.

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September 5, 2024

INASE of Uruguay fuels the recovery of Caribbean family farmers from the devastation of Hurricane Beryl, through a seed donation to St. Vincent and the Grenadines   

Executive Director, Daniel Bayce Muñoz, stressed that this was the first time that INASE had made an international seed donation.

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September 2, 2024

On visit to Panama, Director General strengthens IICA’s commitment to productivity and resilience of the Central American country’s agriculture as part of comprehensive cooperation agenda

Panama’s agriculture sector is a crucial component of the country’s economy, playing a vital role in the food supply chain, job creation and rural development. Today, crop and livestock yields are being affected by climate change, which causes prolonged periods of drought or intense rainfall.

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August 29, 2024

At IICA, authorities and energy sector experts from Central America, convened by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), analyzed the future of biofuels and their role in the decarbonization of transportation

At the "Cultivating Energy" seminar, organized by the U.S. Grains Council and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), these organizations signed an agreement to promote technical cooperation in the field of biofuels.

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August 29, 2024

President of U.S. Grains Council and Director General of IICA highlight the importance of the bioeconomy and biofuels for agricultural and economic development in the Americas

In a discussion that took place during a regional seminar entitled “Growing Energy” organized by the two organizations in San José, Costa Rica.

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August 28, 2024

“The level of integration that the ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) have achieved marks a historic milestone for our countries,” said Fernando Mattos in reviewing his experience as President pro tempore

Mattos observed that agriculture, which usually is not included in the discussions at the highest political level, is now high on the international agenda, thanks to Brazil’s Presidency of the G20 during 2024 and the holding of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belem do Pará in 2025.

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August 27, 2024

IICA selects 16 AgTechs from 14 countries across the Americas to participate in-person at the 2024 Digital Agriculture Week

The winners were chosen from a group of 152 AgTechs across 21 countries that applied following a call for submissions launched by the Institute for the event, which will take place at the end of September in Costa Rica.

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August 22, 2024

IICA strengthens internship program that promotes the professional development of young people across the Americas

In a discussion with the 2024 generation of interns, the Director General of the Institute, Manuel Otero, highlighted the extraordinary professional and personal opportunities offered by the program and committed to further strengthening it in the next year and a half of his tenure.

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