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February 25, 2022

Conflict in Eastern Europe could negatively impact global food security, warns IICA Director General

He recalled that the impact on world peace, and the widespread uncertainty it triggers, disrupts the regular operation of markets and compromises food supply, affecting food prices and key inputs required for food production.

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February 18, 2022

Ministers of Agriculture of Central America highlight IICA’s role and Director General stresses the importance of regional integration 

Within the framework of a regular meeting of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), senior officials gathered to review the status of agricultural trade in the region, among other issues. 

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February 16, 2022

Agriculture in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has recovered following the volcanic eruptions and the year has begun with exports on the rise  

A total of 516,753 kilos of agricultural and fisheries products, valuing  1,301,317 dollars, were sold by the island nation to thirteen countries in January, according to data disseminated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labor.

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January 24, 2022

“Voices of the Americas”: AgroArt presents the first audiovisual exhibition of the musical tribute to food production workers

The showing will allow visitors to see and listen to the first 25 of the 90 songs in an initiative that in 2020 brought together leading names from the popular music scene in the Americas, who voluntarily and free of cost participated in the hemispheric initiative.

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January 17, 2022

Mexican researcher Gabriela Olmedo receives recognition as “IICA Chair” in Biotechnology and Innovation

Mrs. Olmedo is the first woman to direct the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. She stands out as a researcher in the field of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology and her studies focus on biotechnological developments for agriculture, such as biofertilizers.

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January 13, 2022

Inauguration of the Director General of IICA will be attended by the ministers of Agriculture of the Americas and international officials, and will include a Latin America-Africa dialogue

The ceremony will be held on Monday, January 17, at the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica. Given the current health situation, it will be held virtually. Manuel Otero, a veterinarian and expert in development issues, will lead the organization, which specializes in agriculture and rural development, until 2026.

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December 13, 2021

Digital technologies stimulate processes and increase competitiveness of farmer cooperatives, show experiences convened by IICA

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) organized a forum to share success stories of information and communication technology use in small- and medium-sized farmer cooperatives from Spain, Argentina, Paraguay and Honduras.

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December 9, 2021

IICA Demonstrates commitment of technical support to the Ministry of Agriculture by providing skills training in the making compost for Mocha Farmers

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December 8, 2021

The Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina and the Director General of IICA emphasize agriculture’s strategic role in the post-pandemic economic recovery

In their discussions, the two officials explored ways of stepping up Argentina’s technical assistance and technology and knowledge transfer activities, with IICA serving as a bridge to other sub-regions in the continent whose levels of food insecurity are a cause for concern.

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