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Technology package applied to the growing of soybeans generates environmental and economic benefits for the Southern Cone

The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture and IICA are publishing, within the framework of GCARD2, a comparative study of the advantages of genetically modified and conventional soybean crop.

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IICA and CGIAR research centers to work more closely together

Latin America and the Caribbean will receive the benefits of the agricultural research carried out by the centers in other parts of the world.

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IICA will promote greater attention to the rational use of natural resources in the agricultural sector

The results of GCARD2 were positive, with the strengthening of partnerships, recognition of the contribution of women to agriculture, and promotion of private participation in research, while some key issues had to be postponed, according to the Director General of IICA.

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New FAO, ECLAC and IICA report provides in-depth study of agriculture and rural development in the region

Report analyzes land ownership in Latin America and the Caribbean and provides a sectoral study of agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forests, and rural well-being.

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IICA’s 70th anniversary celebration continued in Mexico

The Director General of IICA, Víctor M. Villalobos, qualified Mexico as a reference for agriculture in the hemisphere and underscored its importance in the history of the Institute. IICA was recognized by the Under Secretary of Agriculture in Mexico, Mariano Ruiz-Funes Macedo, as a driving force behind international cooperation and public-private partnerships for the improvement of the agriculture sector in the hemisphere.

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IICA Annual Event raised awareness of the contribution of small farmers to food security

The IICA Day was held in Washington to emphasize the importance and contribution of small farmers, including women, to the Latin America regional and national economies.

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IICA creates observatory of institutional innovations for the Americas

IICA launched the observatory at a forum on the innovative agricultural research models that exist in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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IICA delivers education strategy for biotechnology to the Costa Rican authorities

The Institute delivered the strategy to the country’s National Technical Commission on Biosafety, made up of the ministries of agriculture, environment, and science and technology, and representatives of other sectors.

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Queso Turrialba: the story of a ‘tasty’ designation of origin

With support from IICA and other organizations, the Costa Rican cheese was granted the first designation of origin to be obtained by a Central American dairy product.

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