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February 17, 2021

Experts call for coordinated actions to contain the pandemic threatening bananas

Bananas are the fourth most produced food crop in the world after wheat, rice and corn, and the fifth most consumed unprocessed crop on the planet.

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February 16, 2021

Bananas: a key crop for food security that is under threat

A banana “pandemic” caused by the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of the Fusarium fungus is devastating the crop in several countries. Coordinated public-private efforts are needed to generate knowledge and build capacities to contain the disease.

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February 5, 2021

Member countries of the Andean Community undertake commitment to strengthen family farming and intraregional trade

The Ministers of Agriculture of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru signed a Declaration presented during the most recent session of the Andean Agricultural Forum, organized with support from IICA. Inter-agency committees will support the fulfillment of the agricultural agenda proposed in the document (see Ministerial Declaration).

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January 29, 2021

Andean Agricultural Forum proposes regional agenda to boost trade and exports

Improving market access, strengthening competitiveness and promoting the implementation of business strategies that facilitate diversification are key elements for fostering international trade in agricultural products in the Andean Region.

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January 29, 2021

Producers Market and IICA unite efforts to digitalize and simplify agrifood trade in the Americas

The agreement will focus on facilitating trade and farmers’ access to different markets and consumers, via a technological platform that enables transparency and equity.

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January 27, 2021

IICA launches the 2021 edition of its virtual course to strengthen the capacities of agrifood exporters

The virtual training course will be available in Spanish and English on IICA’s e-learning platform during the first half of the year.

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January 22, 2021

IICA’s new Representative in Brazil, Gabriel Delgado, highlights and strengthens partnership with the country’s Ministry of Agriculture

In Brasilia, Delgado met with Tereza Cristina, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil, who described the partnership with IICA as “crucial” for Brazilian family farming and regional consensus-building.

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December 15, 2020

IICA radio program, AgroEnlace, cements its role as a valuable information resource for small farmers in the Americas during the pandemic

It was aired by 928 stations in more than 50 countries in 2020 and more than 1,150 new subscribers registered to its digital platforms.

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December 14, 2020

Chelated biofertilizers: a low-cost technological innovation for the nutrition of coffee farms

As part of a training and experience-sharing process developed together with specialists of the PROCAGICA program, cooperatives and producers in El Salvador built up their capacities.

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