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Rattan Lal, IICA’s Special Envoy to COP27: “We need political willpower to translate science into action through policies that are pro-agriculture, pro-farmer and pro-nature”.

Lal emphasized the need for high-level political willpower in order to drive the transformation of global agrifood systems, a science-based process in which farmers are considered to be central players and in which agriculture is seen as a fundamental part of the solution to climate change.

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Julio César Delgado, an ornamental flower grower from Colombia and promotor of sustainable production, is recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality”

Delgado lives in the municipality of San Antonio del Tequendama, located 50 kilometers from the Colombian capital of Bogotá, where the nursery industry is an important economic activity with over 100 establishments.

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IICA forges linkages between agricultural technology startups and investment advisory firm, VAMS, to drive digital transformation

The initiative is in line with the Institute’s promotion of dynamic and inclusive digitalization in the agriculture sector, as a means of contributing to production development and global food security.

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At OAS, Director General of IICA highlights inextricable link between agriculture and environmental sustainability; Ambassadors support Institute’s efforts to modernize agrifood systems

Director General Manuel Otero presented the 2021 Annual Report, describing IICA’s initiatives aimed at driving agricultural and rural development in the region.

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Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture and the Director General of IICA discuss the agenda for the COP27 and the strengthening of agrotechnical schools

Otero asked Secretary Bahillo to include the province of Entre Ríos in a program under which some 5000 students from 100 agrotechnical schools in Argentina are to receive training in the use of digital technologies and learn about their application in agriculture.

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Director General of IICA to AAPRESID: Agriculture must be a strategic axis in climate negotiations

At the 30th Congress of the Argentine Association of Direct Sowing Producers (AAPRESID), Manuel Otero underscored the leading role that agriculture must play at COP 27 in Egypt.

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Gustavo Rivas, the Guatemalan who has spent his entire life producing fresh foods and showcasing the value of family farmers, is recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality”

He was co-founder of the National Basic Grains Association (ANAGRAB), which brings together both small- and large-scale producers of corn, beans, rice and other daily staples for the Guatemalan people.

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Costa Rica’s Vice-President visits IICA and encourages collaborative efforts in organic agriculture and distribution channels to improve agriculture sector profitability

IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, welcomed Costa Rica’s Vice-President, Stephan Brunner Neibig, and outlined the extent of IICA’s cooperation programs and its “IICA of Open Doors initiatives.

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IICA and Agbar Agriculture will join forces to foster efficient and sustainable water resource management in the agriculture sector

The initiative will have an initial four-year duration and its primary objective will be to optimize water use, by improving processes, as well as to identify alternative resources to be implemented in countries in the region selected by both organizations.

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