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May 8, 2023

Marilyn Hershey, a rural leader who strives to be a voice for U.S. dairy farmers, is named IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas

Hershey is the first woman to have been appointed to her current position as Chair of Dairy Management Inc., the association of United States dairy farmers that has spearheaded a promotional, research and educational program on the sector to encourage greater milk consumption in the country. It is funded by farmers and the industry.

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May 8, 2023

IICA strengthens linkages with regional innovation mechanisms to accelerate agrifood system transformation in the Americas

In Costa Rica, IICA, CGIAR and the World Bank hosted a dialogue among regional agricultural innovation initiatives, national innovation systems of the Americas and other private sector stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance research and knowledge transfer to producers throughout the hemisphere.

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Organized by IICA, CGIAR and the World Bank, the meeting was held over the course of two days at IICA Headquarters, with the participation of more than 100 authorities and international experts. Eugenio Díaz Bonilla, Eduardo Trigo, Martín Piñeiro and Rubén Echeverría took part in the dialogue.

May 5, 2023

Conditions to increase investment in science, technology and innovation for the agriculture sector exist in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts say

At the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, participants discussed avenues for funding that countries in the region should explore to build a knowledge-intensive agriculture sector.

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May 5, 2023

Science, technology and innovation is the cornerstone of agrifood system transformation, say international experts and authorities, attending a meeting at IICA Headquarters

More than 100 specialists have come together for this event - the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, including representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR (a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to transforming food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis), the World Bank, FAO, IICA and other international organizations.

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1.	The ambassadors visited IICA Headquarters in San Jose and also endorsed the institutional transformation process spearheaded by the Director General, Manuel Otero.

May 4, 2023

Ambassadors from 20 countries of the Americas pledge support for the hemispheric partnership for food security and sustainable development – an IICA initiative

Los embajadores y embajadoras, encargados de negocios y ministros consejeros del Grupo de países de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC), Estados Unidos, Canadá y España se reunieron con el Director General del IICA y apoyaron la iniciativa del IICA de conformar una alianza continental para la seguridad alimentaria y el desarrollo sostenible, apoyada en la condición de la región como mayor productora global de alimentos y potencia de la biodiversidad.

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Christian Feldkamp, Executive Director of CREA; Marcelo Torres, President of AAPRESID; Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Tomás Coyos, Executive Director of AAPRESID; Federico Villarreal, IICA’s Director of Technical Cooperation, and Federico Bert, Digital Agriculture Specialist at the Institute, participated in the meeting.

May 3, 2023

IICA y organizaciones del sector privado AAPRESID y CREA buscan más integración entre los productores agropecuarios de las Américas

Already existing farmer organizations in various regions of the Americas could provide a starting point for a hemispheric network, bearing in mind the challenges and opportunities that are common to all.

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May 3, 2023

International experts will meet in Costa Rica to discuss ways to enhance the contribution of science, technology and innovation to the sustainability and competitiveness of agrifood systems of the Americas

More than 100 specialists from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR, the World Bank, IICA, FAO and CIRAD, among other international agencies, will participate in the high-level dialogue.

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April 27, 2023

Countries of the Americas endorse IICA’s work to transform agriculture in the hemisphere, while stressing the importance of global food security

Officials of the ministries of Agriculture of various nations in the hemisphere were participating in a meeting of IICA’s Special Advisory Commission on Management Issues (SAMCI), in which they called for increased collaboration to tackle the challenges facing humanity, while underscoring the decisive role of the Americas in bolstering global food security and natural resource conservation.

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April 25, 2023

IICA joins in on the 50th anniversary celebrations of EMPRABA – a public entity that has been key to Brazilian and global agricultural development and food security

On April 26, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) will mark half a century since it was founded.

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