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September 22, 2022

COP 27 will provide agriculture in the Americas with an opportunity to showcase its sustainability and demand funding for climate change adaptation, say ministers of Agriculture in Costa Rica

Representatives of multilateral credit agencies and global funds are also in attendance at the meeting organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at its headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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September 22, 2022

Given the global food crisis, it is imperative that the agriculture sector of the Americas speak as one voice at COP 27, stressed participants in the meeting of Ministers of Agriculture

In opening the regional meeting, IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, remarked that the biggest mistake would be to place the agriculture sector on trial.

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September 21, 2022

Ministers of Agriculture of 30 countries of the Americas will meet in Costa Rica prior to COP27 to define priorities for collective action to address climate change

They will do so at a meeting organized by IICA, which will also be attended by representatives of multilateral credit agencies and climate funds.

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September 21, 2022

IICA Director General designated as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Stewardship Board on Food Systems

During a parallel event to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Manuel Otero, the Argentinian national who heads the Institute, was invited to be a member of this group that brings together global leaders to offer their perspectives and expertise to transform agrifood systems.

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September 21, 2022

Food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean requires State policies and coordinated action, concludes CAF panel discussion with the participation of IICA at UN General Assembly

Over the course of two sessions, during the most important multilateral forum in the world, special emphasis was placed on the need to strengthen the region’s role as a key player in discussions of the main global challenges and opportunities, with a view to meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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September 20, 2022

The Argentinian Ministry of Science and Technology and IICA are joining forces to strengthen bioeconomy and digital technology applications in agriculture

Leading experts participated in an academic conference and shared experiences and best practices, in the presence of agricultural producers and researchers from the public and private sectors.

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September 20, 2022

Eodora Méndez, tireless advocate for the well-being of Honduran small farmers, is recognized as an IICA “Leader of Rurality”

Méndez is a member of the Lenca indigenous community and was raised in a family of 13 siblings. The family earned their living by cultivating basic grains and vegetables. From a tender age, Eodora realized that family farmers could only aspire to a better quality of life through unity, cooperation, training and the search for direct sales opportunities.

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September 16, 2022

Argentinian farmers and IICA were among crowds attending conference on the future of agriculture

The massive event, which enjoyed unprecedented attendance, discussed a long-term agenda for food production in Argentina and the region.

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September 15, 2022

Ministers of Agriculture of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay reaffirm their commitment to environmental sustainability and urge developed countries to fulfill their responsibility to finance climate action

They also called on developed nations to fulfill their responsibility to provide developing countries with financial resources for climate change mitigation and adaptation, pursuant to the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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