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August 30, 2021

IICA launches 3D virtual platform and consolidates open door policy to the community

The new digital tool, was which launched the week of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2021, synthesizes IICA’s vision as a bridge between actors, themes, countries and subregions, and its desire to be closer to its counterparts in the Hemisphere.

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August 29, 2021

UN Deputy Secretary-General to participate in Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

Amina J. Mohammed, former Minister for Environment of Nigeria, is both sitting UN Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

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August 27, 2021

PAHO and IICA to support food safety, food security, and One Health projects in the Americas

The entities have worked together since 1983 and renewed their alliance to promote actions related to the protection of animal, environmental and human health.

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August 25, 2021

Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to discuss position toward UN Summit, threats to trade and the contribution of agriculture to post-pandemic recovery

The ministers will meet on 1-2 September in the framework of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, at which the Inter-American Board of Agriculture, the highest governing body of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), will also hold its regular meeting.

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August 25, 2021

AgroArt, the IICA Virtual Art Museum, exhibits the “Molina Campos Collection” from Las Lilas Museum in Argentina

"Costumbrismo Argentino: The Molina Campos Collection from Las Lilas de Areco Museum" is comprised of 32 works by master Florencio Molina Campos, one of the great portrait painters of rural Argentina in the early 20th century.

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August 18, 2021

Salvadoran coffee producer and “Cup of Excellence 2021” winner Ever Díaz to receive IICA’s “Leaders of Rurality” award

Ever Díaz was born into a farming family in western El Salvador and took an interest in coffee as a teenager. His ten-hectare farm supports five other rural families and has become a benchmark of the country’s goal to recover its regional leadership as a coffee producing nation.

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August 13, 2021

South-South and Triangular Cooperation, a vital element to strengthen food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and IICA provided a detailed graphic analysis of the contributions of agriculture to economic growth, exports, employment, poverty reduction and social inclusion in the region.

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August 9, 2021

Food company Pepsico commits to sourcing all its raw materials from sustainable agriculture by 2030

This was announced by the company's CEO for Latin America, Paula Santilli, during a roundtable that she participated in with Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Agriculture, and other senior executives of global companies involved in the production and marketing of food.

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August 4, 2021

US Secretary of Agriculture and Director General of IICA reviewed collaboration agenda focused on agricultural health and the well-being of rural communities

The meeting revealed the collaborative agenda between IICA and USDA focused on key issues.

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