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IICA creates an Advisory Committee on Communication for Agriculture and Food Security

Comprised of opinion leaders and professionals with extensive experience in public and institutional communication, the Committee will advise the Director General of IICA on efforts to prioritize agriculture during Covid-19.

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Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic discuss strategy to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on food supply and production

IICA took part in a videoconference with the secretaries and ministers of Agriculture of Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic, who proposed the creation of an inventory of available agricultural products.

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IICA establishes Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas

The Council, which is made up of experts from eight countries in the Americas, will make available to the various public and private sector entities, analysis and recommendations on food security, that may be used to facilitate decision making.

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The IICA Director General maintains that this pandemic calls for more effective and innovative technical cooperation

In addressing the staff of this Inter-American agency that specializes in agricultural and rural development, Manuel Otero insisted that the actors who ensure the everyday supply of food to markets must be given a rousing applause.

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Ministers of Agriculture of MERCOSUR, CHILE, BOLIVIA and PERU establish standards to guarantee transportation of food supplies

The online meeting was convened at the request of Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Tereza Cristina (center), who was accompanied by representatives from her country’s Ministries of Infrastructure and Foreign Affairs.

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IICA donates safety equipment to the Mirabeau Abattoir in Grenada

2020 will be the year where a Livestock Strategy will be developed for the Livestock Sector in Grenada

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IICA joins Argentina in the fight against food insecurity and health problems in the wichis communities of Salta

IICA Representative in Argentina, Caio Rocha, led a technical mission to the northern province of Salta to assist national and local government efforts to tackle the social and health emergency that has been declared in the departments of the district.

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IICA and FAO define joint agenda that calls for dialogue between the ministers of Agriculture and the Environment of Central America and the Dominican Republic

The organizations also proposed actions to prevent Fusarium Tropical Race 4 and a swine fever outbreak on the continent.

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IICA will support the Argentinian government’s efforts to achieve food and nutritional security

IICA’s Director General and Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture crafted a work agenda focusing on issues such as territorial development, family farming and the strengthening of regional economies.

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