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Nassau, Bahamas

March 14, 2022

IICA to Conduct Live Drone Demonstrations with Draganfly and Bella Wings Aviation in The Bahamas

The drone demonstrations being hosted by the Delegation of IICA in The Bahamas will showcase the technology’s use cases across agriculture, environmental, inter-island deliveries, emergency services and disaster assessment.

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March 3, 2022

Director General of IICA to discuss the hemispheric agricultural agenda at the Council of the Americas

Otero’s presentation will highlight the ways in which the region’s leaders can achieve progress in addressing key pending issues for the agrifood sector at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.

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March 1, 2022

IICA will open the doors of its internship program to female Ukrainian professionals

In making the announcement, the Director General of IICA explained, “we must put into practice what we publicly advocate: to generate opportunities and decision-making forums in a manner that benefits migrants and women in particular”.

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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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February 11, 2022

Experts highlight the role of agriculture in decarbonizing transportation through biofuel use

In 2020, bioethanol replaced 5.2% of gasoline globally, whereas biodiesel replaced 3.5% of fossil diesel.

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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 20, 2022

IICA and Syngenta turn to science to solve the challenges facing agriculture

The Institute, which specializes in providing technical cooperation to the countries of the Americas, and the agricultural innovation company are implementing projects aimed at building capacities in family farming, increasing productivity and supporting sustainability.

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