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IICA reaffirms commitment to food security and sustainable development in the Caribbean region

Fostering digital agriculture, trade and the incorporation of new technologies is key to transforming agriculture in the region.

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School feeding programs provide an avenue for Caribbean countries to achieve a healthier population, conclude participants in panel organized by IICA and the World Food Programme 

Moderated by  Gregg Rawlins, IICA Representative in the Eastern Caribbean States, the panel discussion enabled various Caribbean and Latin American countries to exchange knowledge and share positive experiences.

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Colombia leads the Andean region in AgTech development, followed by Peru and Ecuador, according to an IDB-IICA study

The report is seeking to drive the use of digital solutions in the region’s agrifood systems, having analyzed 10 businesses to understand the challenges and opportunities that they face.

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Business leaders call for strategic work with the public sector to enhance sustainability, technological innovation and natural resource preservation in agriculture sector of the Americas

Representatives of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Central American Federation of Agricultural and Agroindustrial Chambers (FECAGRO) participated in the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas organized by IICA.

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Agricultural health experts agree that the One Health approach is key to resolving agrifood system challenges in the Americas

The forum promoted efforts to propose the One Health concept as a mainstay in the process of strengthening food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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ECLAC, FAO and IICA call for actions to strengthen regional cooperation in order to promote sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

The recommendation is made in The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2023-2024, a report prepared by the three institutions and presented in Costa Rica during the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the hemisphere.

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The Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas ends with an endorsement of IICA’s proposed hemispheric partnership, declaring that regional agriculture is equal to the challenges facing the world

The conference sought to provide a forum to facilitate discussion, drive collective action and reinforce the region’s role as a guarantor of global food security and environmental sustainability, in a world that is currently grappling with converging crises and uncertainty.

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Agriculture ministers and international credit agencies propose how to provide financial resources to countries in the Americas to strengthen food security in the face of climate change

Agriculture ministers of the Americas explained to representatives of IDB, CAF and the World Bank that support mechanisms are required for family farming, to incorporate advanced water management and soil regeneration practices, among others that foster sustainability. 

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Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize laureate, urges the ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to advocate for laws to guarantee soil health in their countries

Lal was addressing the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas at IICA Headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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