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August 4, 2021

US Secretary of Agriculture and Director General of IICA reviewed collaboration agenda focused on agricultural health and the well-being of rural communities

The meeting revealed the collaborative agenda between IICA and USDA focused on key issues.

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July 30, 2021

Food security will be impossible without fluid and transparent international trade – said experts addressing a global forum in Rome

IICA’s Director General argued that transparent international trade is essential in consolidating food and nutrition security; ensuring improved access to food at stable prices for the most vulnerable sectors; facilitating greater diversity of products and diets; and encouraging technology transfer.

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July 30, 2021

The Director General of the FAO was presented in Rome with a document that reflects the consensus position of the countries of the Americas ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit

The countries of the Americas came to the Pre-Summit, having achieved a consensus position, after extensive dialogue and debate. The Pre-Summit is the preparatory event for the global forum that will take place in New York in September, in parallel with the UN General Assembly.

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July 26, 2021

Food Systems Pre-Summit: The role of science and innovation, key to improving the sustainability of agriculture

Experts call for the adoption of an ambitious public-private partnership agreement aimed at administering and channeling investment for the advancement of science and technology systems

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July 23, 2021

FONTAGRO and IICA promote the strengthening of innovation ecosystems to develop and apply new technologies to agriculture

The organizations launched a webinar series in which specialists will analyze the opportunities for agro-digitalization in the Americas.

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July 15, 2021

Bayer and IICA make progress in implementing an ambitious alliance to benefit farmers

The alliance was established by the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, and by the Global Director of Food Value Chains of Bayer's Crop Science Division, Ronald Guendel, who defined a framework for action to be developed with a focus on issues of common interest, especially innovation, science and technology.

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Washington

July 14, 2021

Council of the Americas and IICA: the digital revolution in agrifood systems is an opportunity to improve the welfare of rural communities

Latin American ministers of agriculture and private sector stakeholders participated in a debate on the digital technology revolution and its impact on agrifood systems’ ability to improve the productivity and standard of living of rural communities.

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July 13, 2021

Council of the Americas and IICA: the digital revolution in agrifood systems is an opportunity to improve the welfare of rural communities

Latin American ministers of agriculture and private sector stakeholders participated in a debate on the digital technology revolution and its impact on agrifood systems’ ability to improve the productivity and standard of living of rural communities.

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June 30, 2021

Sixteen key messages that united the countries of the Americas on the road to the UN Food Systems Summit

The messages define agriculture as a fundamental activity in eradicating poverty, driving rural development and protecting the natural environment, and they advocate that special attention be placed on vulnerable rural populations in the Caribbean and the Northern Triangle of Central America. Moreover, they emphasize the role of agriculture and farmers as an essential and central link in food systems, as well as the need to bolster national science and technology systems to capitalize on new opportunities.

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