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April 13, 2023

IICA Director General joins international experts at the Global Future Council, aiming to foster the promotion of innovative ideas to guarantee food and water security

The Global Future Council is a network of experts from academia, government, international organizations, business, media and civil society. Membership is for a two-year period and is by invitation only, with members collaborating to identify and disseminate innovative ideas with the potential to create a global impact. 

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The purpose of the meeting is to position agriculture as an important sector in providing innovative solutions to the climate crisis.

April 11, 2023

Ministers of agriculture to meet in Chile to promote the sector’s role in mitigating climate change, with the participation of IICA

The two-day meeting will serve to promote a high-level dialogue regarding global perspectives on decreasing methane emissions and low-emission food systems.

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March 31, 2023

Aviation industry underscores the need for public policies to guarantee investments and enable agriculture in the Americas to achieve its potential for biofuel production

This was one of the ideas expressed by the CEO of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), José Ricardo Botelho, at the Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Summit held at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica.

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March 30, 2023

Authorities, researchers and leaders of the aviation industry envision leading role of agriculture of the Americas in production of sustainable fuels for air transport

The region has sufficient inventory of biomass, vegetable oils, animal fats, sugars, starches, alcohols and lignocellulosic materials for the agriculture sector to be a major supplier of biofuels for the aviation industry, affirmed IICA’s Director General.

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March 30, 2023

Sustainable aviation fuels pave way for decarbonization of air transport

This is the conclusion of the document entitled “Decarbonizing the skies: Sustainable aviation biofuels” presented by IICA at the Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Summit.

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The virtual forum stressed the leading role of agriculture in addressing the challenges of climate change.

March 28, 2023

On the road to COP28, the countries of the Americas are increasing the implementation of measures to mitigate and adapt agriculture to climate change, say specialists at IICA forum

IICA held a new online meeting with experts and authorities on agriculture and environment in the Americas to analyze with member countries how regional agriculture can play an active role in climate change solutions in the context of global negotiations.

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March 27, 2023

The Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Summit in Costa Rica will bring together public officials, researchers and business leaders to promote greater use of clean energy in the region

The meeting at IICA Headquarters in Costa Rica will be held from 29 to 31 March and will include a conference with the region’s main airlines on fuels and the environment and a seminar entitled “Sustainable Mobility: Ethanol Talks Costa Rica”.

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March 24, 2023

The Brazilian government, the Brazilian sugar union and IICA will hold a seminar in Costa Rica on bioethanol and its application in sustainable transport

Ethanol Talks, the high-level event organized by the Brazilian government and biofuel industry, has previously been held in Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala and India. The Costa Rica edition will be on 31 March.

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March 20, 2023

In Washington, Director General of IICA and USDA agree to support participation of the agriculture sector in climate negotiations

Under Secretary Taylor and Otero also touched on the subject of gender and the Director General invited Taylor to the Forum of Female Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, which will meet again this year.

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