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February 16, 2022

Agriculture in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has recovered following the volcanic eruptions and the year has begun with exports on the rise  

A total of 516,753 kilos of agricultural and fisheries products, valuing  1,301,317 dollars, were sold by the island nation to thirteen countries in January, according to data disseminated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labor.

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February 8, 2022

Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security warns that Sustainable Development Goals will only be achieved through fairer, more inclusive agrifood systems 

Spaniard Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), made the statement during a meeting of IICA’s Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas.

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January 24, 2022

“Voices of the Americas”: AgroArt presents the first audiovisual exhibition of the musical tribute to food production workers

The showing will allow visitors to see and listen to the first 25 of the 90 songs in an initiative that in 2020 brought together leading names from the popular music scene in the Americas, who voluntarily and free of cost participated in the hemispheric initiative.

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January 20, 2022

“If the world does not act quickly, climate change will affect food production”

Javier Manzanares, Deputy Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, sounded this warning in an interview with Mauro Zafalon, a journalist for the Brazilian daily newspaper, Folha de S.Paulo. The piece was published in the paper’s “Vaivén de las Commodities” column.

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January 18, 2022

Ministers of Agriculture of Africa and the Americas launch common agenda focusing on innovation, environmental sustainability and profitability of family farmers

The agreement was reached during the First High-Level Roundtable between Africa and the Americas, convened and organized by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and IICA, entitled “Building Bridges for Future Cooperation in Agrifood Systems”.

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January 17, 2022

Mexican researcher Gabriela Olmedo receives recognition as “IICA Chair” in Biotechnology and Innovation

Mrs. Olmedo is the first woman to direct the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. She stands out as a researcher in the field of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology and her studies focus on biotechnological developments for agriculture, such as biofertilizers.

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January 17, 2022

Argentinian biochemist Raquel Chan receives IICA Chair title for her significant contribution to strengthening national science and technology systems

As a researcher, Dr. Chan led the development of the HB4 gene, which comes from sunflowers and provides wheat and soybeans with greater tolerance to droughts.

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January 17, 2022

Renowned livestock entrepreneur Maris Llorens, from Paraguay, is awarded the title of IICA Goodwill Ambassador

The commendation was presented to her by the Director General of the Institute, Manuel Otero, for her contributions to innovative livestock farming and environmental preservation.

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January 17, 2022

With overwhelming support from the countries of the Americas for his efforts to drive agricultural sustainability, Otero assumes his second term as IICA Director General

This is the veterinary surgeon’s second consecutive term as head of the specialist agency in agricultural development and rural well-being

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