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December 13, 2022

Brazil and Argentina have the opportunity to be key players in global food security, said officials and specialists in a panel discussion in which IICA participated

The meeting was part of AgriTalks, a series of conferences that Brazil’s Foreign Ministry has been hosting in different embassies around the world with the aim of promoting good agricultural practices and discussing the outlook for the sector, given the burgeoning global demand for healthy, nutritious and sustainably produced food.

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December 11, 2022

With the support of IICA, the hemispheric organization MIOA will strengthen tools to collect, disseminate and exchange information on agricultural market prices

At the meeting of the MIOA member and partner countries, held at IICA Headquarters in San José, the 26 participating delegations agreed to move forward with a project to design a data dashboard and an application gathering country-specific price information on agricultural products.

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December 9, 2022

Global alliance against fusarium and IICA strengthen technical systems in Venezuela to fight fungus threatening global banana production

In Venezuela, sudden wilting in banana plants has impacted production since 2006.

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December 8, 2022

Peru’s cocoa sector has new tool to drive crop safety and promote exports

In Peru, approximately 100,000 families participate in cocoa production, which in 2021 generated exports worth USD 300 million.

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December 8, 2022

The Trust for the Americas and IICA join forces to work toward reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunities in rural areas

The two organizations signed a cooperation agreement that will focus its efforts on women and youth through professional education, training, access to information and technology transfer.

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December 2, 2022

At Brazil Africa Forum, IICA presented actions in South-South Cooperation and underscored relevance and leadership of EMBRAPA in building new bridges with Africa

Jorge Werthein, Special Advisor to IICA’s Director General, Manuel Otero, represented IICA at the latest edition of the forum held in São Paulo, the first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic, which was entitled “Sustainable Cities: Global challenges, local solutions”.  

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December 1, 2022

Full rural connectivity is a strategic necessity for development in Latin America and the Caribbean, warn experts during presentation of research from IICA and its partners

They did so at a high-level panel discussion convened to present the document “Conectividad rural en América Latina y el Caribe: estado de situación, retos y acciones para la digitalización y el desarrollo sostenible,” produced by the IICA, together with its partners the World Bank, Bayer, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, Microsoft and Syngenta.

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November 30, 2022

At least 72 million rural dwellers in Latin America and the Caribbean lack access to high-quality internet services

According to the research study “Rural Connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: Current Situation, Challenges and Actions to Achieve Digitalization and Sustainable Development”, which was presented on Thursday by the IICA, the World Bank, Bayer, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, Microsoft and Syngenta.

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November 30, 2022

This Thursday, 1 December, IICA will present a new study on the state of rural connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean

The research, which received support from the World Bank, Bayer, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, Microsoft and Syngenta, will be launched in a virtual event with the participation of ministers and secretaries of agriculture and private sector executives from the region.

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