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November 2, 2022

Pavilion at COP27 to showcase sustainable agriculture of the Americas and drive effective global climate action

Backed by the countries of the Americas and 26 partners, IICA will set up the Home of Sustainable Agriculture in the Americas at the Convention Center in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt—home of COP27—to host 60 events centered on resilience, adaptation and mitigation.

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November 1, 2022

At COP 27, IICA will present a document on sustainable agriculture milestones from across the Americas showcasing the countries’ shared commitment to combating climate change and caring for the environment

Consisting of seven chapters, it includes input from specialists of institutions of excellence such as EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Company), the Argentine Association of Direct Seeding Farmers (AAPRESID), Chile’s National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), Uruguay’s National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), and the Costa Rica Coffee Institute (ICAFE).

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October 31, 2022

Rattan Lal, IICA’s Special Envoy to COP27: “Farmers are the major implementors of the concept of how to make agriculture a solution to climate change”

At the upcoming COP27, Rattan Lal and the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, will spearhead the Institute’s support for the efforts of the countries of the Americas to ensure that agriculture’s voice is heard loud and clear on the global stage of the climate discussions.

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October 28, 2022

IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, receives an Honorary Doctorate from the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)

Otero was awarded the title in recognition of his work to foster sustainable agriculture and rural development in the Americas, collective action among countries of the region, the digitization of agriculture, tropical agriculture and the improved positioning of the agriculture sector.

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October 27, 2022

Sixth Virtual Business Roundtable of the Agrifood Chains of Latin America and the Caribbean resulted in trade deals valuing USD 25 million

470 companies from Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the event’s most recent edition, which has become a business meeting space for regional SMEs.

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October 27, 2022

Regional initiative “From Waste to Value” seeks to harness agroindustrial waste to generate bioproducts

The initiative will work with around 40 projects from countries in the Central American Integration System (SICA), of which the 5 proposals with the greatest potential to become biobusinesses will be selected and receive a prize.

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October 26, 2022

An effective climate action must consider food security, stated the Director General of IICA, who expects agriculture to be the protagonist at COP 27

At the UN climate summit, the agriculture sector of the Americas aims to ratify its key role as a guarantor of global food and environmental security.

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October 26, 2022

IICA launches website to support collective action by the countries of the Americas aimed at positioning the region’s sustainable agriculture at COP27

The page (available at https://cop27.iica.int/en) offers detailed information about the strategic role of the region’s agriculture sector in tackling climate change, and the contribution it will make to the upcoming event, as the eyes of the world turn to Sharm El Sheikh.

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October 25, 2022

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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