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Latin American Poultry Association and IICA launch guide to promote trade of poultry companies in the region

Archive gathers information on national and multilateral regulations related to the poultry industry, to strengthen exports from the countries of the Americas

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AECID and IICA launch project to promote renewable energies and energy efficiency in rural areas of Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Guatemala

Implementation of the initiative will get under way in the first quarter of 2023, and take a year and a half to complete.

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“IICA in Action,” IICA’s podcast on Spotify, now includes a segment devoted to the “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative

In June of this year, IICA launched a topical, dynamic program on a new platform designed to appeal to new audiences. A number of podcast episodes have now been produced focusing, in particular, on the Living Soils of the Americas initiative promoted by IICA and the Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration (C-MASC), which is headed by renowned scientist Rattan Lal, considered the world's foremost authority on soil science.

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Food security is pivotal to world peace, maintained global leaders at the Borlaug International Dialogue

The Director General of the IICA, Manuel Otero, attended this year’s event, which included the presentation of the “Agriculture for Peace” project – a platform created to spur collective action, the forging of partnerships and collective programs aimed at furthering the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: the eradication of hunger.

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Knowledge-intensive agriculture is key to facing climate change, affirm ministers during IICA-organized event at Borlaug International Dialogue

The session entitled “Food Governance in an Unprecedented Era” discussed how to guarantee an adequate functioning of the agri-food systems in times of simultaneous crises that have severe consequences for individual countries and for the world.

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Unprecedented challenges to global food security call for joint action, according to experts at the opening session of the Borlaug International Dialogue

The main goal of the debates is to forge alliances in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. The event is attended by government officials, private sector representatives, international organizations, agricultural producers, academics, scientists, educators and students.

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IICA Leaders of Rurality highlight the contribution of rural women to food production and sustainable development in the Americas

Lorena Valdez, of Ecuador, and Haydée Anccasi, of Peru, recounted their experiences in a roundtable discussion organized by IICA, AECID and EFE to commemorate International Day of Rural Women.

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Director General of IICA to take part in largest global forum on agriculture, which will explore solutions to the food security crisis

Organized by the World Food Prize (WFP) Foundation and set to be held in Des Moines, Iowa (USA), the activity consists of a series of discussion sessions. Leaders and experts from across the globe will meet to explore solutions and contribute ideas aimed at tackling the growing challenges weighing on global food security.

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New Mexico State University and IICA to drive agricultural sustainability in arid and semiarid regions of the Americas and strengthen use of digital technology

The institutions signed a commitment that includes initiatives to be implemented in the short-term following a visit by IICA’s delegation, headed by Director General Manuel Otero, to NMSU’s campus.

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