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Summit of the Americas calls for promotion of greater investment in the agriculture sector

Mandate has its roots in the San Jose Declaration of Ministers of Agriculture 2011, signed in October of last year.

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More investment and innovation needed in agriculture to ensure food security

FAO, IICA and ECLAC document summarizes the conclusions of four dialogues held in the Southern Cone, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to discuss ways to promote agriculture and make those who earn their livelihoods in agriculture less vulnerable.

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Family Agriculture and Sustainability: the debate has begun leading up to Rio+20

Internet users throughout the world can participate in the virtual congress spearheaded by IICA and the Ministry of Agricultural Development of Brazil, as a means of contributing to the discussions of the Rio+20 Conference to be held in June of this year.

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Electronic consultation to help set agenda for innovation in family agriculture

The findings will be presented at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development, to be held in October.

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IICA and FAO sign agreement consolidating their joint efforts in the Americas

Competitiveness in agribusiness, agricultural health and food safety as well as access to genetic resources are some of the areas in which the two organizations will work over the next two years.

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IICA and CAF join forces to improve agriculture in the region

Increasing agricultural productivity and achieving a high quality of life in rural areas are the main objectives of an agreement signed between IICA and one of the main financial institutions in the Americas.

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Meeting of delegates of the countries of the Americas gets under way

At an activity being held prior to the most important ministerial meeting on agriculture in the Americas, the delegates are discussing an inter-American declaration intended to promote agricultural productivity and rural inclusion.

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Proposals from 17 countries submitted in response to call from regional platform for innovation in agriculture

Nations from Latin America and the Caribbean submitted nearly 100 proposals to the Marketplace platform, calling for innovation in areas such as productivity, natural resource management, institutional modernization and poverty alleviation.

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Bioeconomy, a new paradigm for sustainable development?

A consortium of researchers will launch an e-consultation on the formulation of policy recommendations aimed at promoting bioeconomy development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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