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November 9, 2021

Leaders of Rurality of the Americas shared their dreams and described their daily efforts to achieve a more inclusive and sustainable future for their communities

The participants were designated by IICA as Leaders of Rurality in 2021, in recognition of their capacity to set positive examples for the rural areas of the region in which they live.

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November 8, 2021

IICA renews commitment to ICOA to backstop productive and commercial development of organic agriculture

The new four-year agreement between the institutions was signed during the XII Regular Annual Meeting of ICOA.

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October 29, 2021

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Meat and IICA will promote good practices and research in the meat industry

Both institutions work to transform agri-food systems from livestock and rural development in the Americas.

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October 14, 2021

Colombian cocoa farmer and defender of rural women’s rights Liliana Jiménez Molina recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality”

Through her agricultural work, Liliana seeks to make women protagonists in Colombia's vast rural areas.

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October 8, 2021

On its 79th anniversary, IICA breaks ground on the Plaza of Agriculture of the Americas

The foundation stone was laid by Costa Rican ministers and the mayor of the canton of Vázquez de Coronado. This public space will promote biodiversity, responsible management of natural resources, agriculture’s transformative potential and the contribution of rural dwellers to sustainable development.

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September 16, 2021

At the OAS, countries in the Americas supported IICA’s technical cooperation to tackle the pandemic and highlighted its leadership in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit.

Ambassadors and Representatives to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) underscored the importance of the hemispheric agreement that IICA helped to consolidate regarding food systems and its promotion of agriculture as a driver of post-Covid-19 recovery.

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September 15, 2021

The Americas and Africa: key continents for guaranteeing food security and the environmental sustainability of the planet

The Director General of IICA has proposed that the ministers of agriculture of the two continents meet in 2022 to launch a common cooperation agenda

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September 14, 2021

Global biofuel consumption set to increase by up to 8% this year following a weak 2020

IICA has published the “Atlas de los biocombustibles líquidos 2020-2021,” an accurate, reliable and detailed information tool on the main biofuel variables.

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September 9, 2021

Organic agriculture: facilitating trade channels is key to strengthening small-scale farmers

The successful experiences in trade and market penetration of organic farmers in Latin America was the topic of the fourth virtual meeting organized by the Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture (ICOA), in the framework of the agreement signed in March by IICA.

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