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Minister of Agriculture of Guyana calls for joint actions to position the agriculture of the Americas as the foundation of sustainable development in the region

Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Zulfikar Mustapha, President and Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, respectively, will attend the Ministerial Conference on Agriculture to be hosted at IICA’s headquarters in Costa Rica.

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World Bank, IDB, CAF, ECLAC and University of Nebraska join IICA in hemispheric initiative to tackle the water crisis threatening food security

Based on the premise that without water there can be no agriculture and without agriculture there can be no food security, the initiative aims to strengthen capabilities and promote strategic public-private partnerships among the countries of the region with a view to improving the integrated, efficient management of the use of water in agriculture, supporting ministries and governing bodies.

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Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, calls for sectoral policies to gain ground on undernourishment and malnutrition in the Americas

The 2023 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas will provide a space for the exchange of experiences and dialogue to spotlight the role of regional agriculture as a guarantor of global food and nutrition security and sustainability. 

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Argentina, with support from IICA, presented details of the bio-digital innovation under way in its agriculture sector at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva

At the event, Argentine researchers showed how their country is at the forefront in the implementation of cutting-edge technologies and sustainable agricultural practices to help achieve that goal.

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At forum in Geneva, IICA and permanent missions to the WTO of 15 countries in the Americas highlight sustainable agricultural practices to guarantee food security in the region

The event made it possible to disseminate the work of the public and private sectors of various countries in the region that are promoting and implementing a variety of practices aimed at improving productivity and agricultural production in a sustainable manner. In doing so, account is taken of each country’s specific environmental, ecological, productive and development circumstances, in order to contribute to national and international food security, rural development and social inclusion.

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Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to be held in Costa Rica will consolidate collective action among the countries and strengthen the sector that guarantees food security and global sustainability, affirms Director General of IICA

The summit’s key purpose is to create a partnership among the countries of the Americas to successfully address challenges related to food security and environmental changes.

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Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023: at IICA, ministers from the region will discuss the most urgent issues on the food security and agricultural sustainability agenda

The Conference of Ministers will include a meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), IICA’s highest governing body. The Board is made up of the 34 Member States of the Institute, an agency of the Inter-American System specializing in agricultural and rural development.

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Experts convened by IICA and USDA share success stories in promoting a One Health approach in Latin America and the Caribbean

The approach aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.

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Israel launches 21st Global Agricultural Technology Summit from IICA headquarters in Costa Rica, with a focus on food and water security

The Embassy of Israel in Costa Rica launched the summit from IICA headquarters, where the Institute presented its hemispheric initiative on Water and Agriculture. 

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