At the invitation of IICA, representatives of the companies were engaged in a dialogue on the challenges posed by the situation. They agreed that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had already triggered increases in the prices of agricultural products, fertilizers and energy, demonstrating once again the importance of public policies in support of family farmers, who are the main food suppliers in the region.
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These were the words of the Undersecretary for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs in Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Coordinator of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), during a dialogue with Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA.
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For 25 years, Juana has managed a wildlife conservation management unit in the southern state of Chiapas, where she spends her time raising animals and restoring the environment.
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Lal and IICA launched “Living Soils of the Americas” in December 2020. To date, the initiative has made significant progress in coordinating public and private efforts in the fight against soil degradation, a phenomenon that threatens to undermine the capacity of countries to sustainably meet the food demand.
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Costa Rica receives the equivalent of USD 33 in technical cooperation for each dollar it contributes to IICA, revealed Institute authorities at the annual accountability meeting.
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The winning companies were selected from a total of 80 Agtechs from 15 different countries, who applied after a call for proposals was issued by IICA for the event to be held this month.
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Flies was living in Toronto with her husband, Brent Preston, and their two small children when they decided to move to the countryside to establish a farm to cultivate the type of healthy food that they wanted to give to their children, while also contributing to environmental protection.
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More than 20 negotiators from 17 countries in the region participated in a workshop to coordinate perspectives on agriculture’s ability to provide climate change solutions, as part of preparations for COP 27 at the end of this year.
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When Trigidia Jiménez began to produce cañahua, it was only for personal consumption in Bolivia, but today it is produced and sold by more than 1,500 families.
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Headquarters. 600 m. northeast of the Ipís-Coronado intersection. Vázquez de Coronado, San Isidro 11101 – Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica
Tel (+506) 2216 0222
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