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September 13, 2022

Uruguay, with the support of IICA, is collaboratively devising an agricultural development strategy for the coming decades

Uruguay’s National Agricultural Strategic Development Plan “SENDA” seeks to establish long-term agricultural policies, based on a common vision of the future, while also incorporating different perspectives and ideas.

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September 8, 2022

IICA attends Rwanda forum that concludes that increased cooperation between Africa and the Americas will enhance the standard of living in their respective rural areas

The four-day meeting, which features discussions among leaders representing governments, international organizations, academia and the private sector from around the world, took place in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

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September 6, 2022

The Honduran Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock considers the bioeconomy as an opportunity to reduce rural poverty in Latin America

Laura Suazo, the first women to be in charge of Honduras’ agriculture and livestock portfolio, expressed this view during an interview with the program, AgroAmerica, which airs on Brazil’s TV Agro Mais.

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September 2, 2022

In Rwanda, the Director General of IICA will strengthen cooperation ties with Africa on an agenda focused on innovation, trade and food security

Otero will participate in the AGRF Summit, the main African forum to advance the food and agriculture agenda of this continent, which will hold its 12th Annual Summit under the theme “Grow, Nourish, Reward - Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems”.

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September 1, 2022

José Muñoz, an educator and promoter of organic agriculture in northern Argentina, is awarded the title of “Leader of Rurality” by IICA

In recent years, Muñoz has become a promoter of organic agriculture, which he sees as a way to take advantage of the environmentally friendly practices and biological inputs that farmers already use.

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August 31, 2022

The Argentinian Ministry of Education and IICA join forces to spur greater bioeconomy development in the country

The organizations spearheaded a post-graduate course on “The Bioeconomy in Agroindustry and Rural Territories: Best Practices and Lessons Learned”, enabling more than 35 participants to increase their awareness of science-based economic development opportunities, new technologies and business and financial organization.

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August 26, 2022

U.S. Department of State, European Union and IICA launch initiative in Guatemala to economically empower women farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor

The strategic alliance between these organizations considers the role that women play in agriculture in order to move them beyond subsistence farming and toward more value-added, market-oriented production.

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August 25, 2022

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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August 23, 2022

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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