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Manuel Otero; Director General del IICA, y Jaime Castañeda, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de USDEC.

April 6, 2022

U.S. Dairy Export Council and IICA forge closer ties to foster the implementation of scientific standards in the dairy sector of the Americas

The two institutions have maintained a partnership since 2019 to share best practices for sustainable productivity based on scientific evidence.

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March 29, 2022

IICA launches the Observatory of Public Policies for Agrifood Systems, a space for dialogue and proposals to face times of global uncertainty

The OPSAa was presented with a high-level dialogue on the changing scenarios in policies and global geopolitics as a result of the war in Europe.

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March 28, 2022

Closer relationship between farmers and scientists will favor greater and more sustainable food production, says Argentine biochemist Raquel Chan

Chan concedió una entrevista al programa Agro América, que emite el canal de TV brasileño AgroMais, luego de haber recibido el título “Cátedra IICA en Biotecnología y Desarrollo Sostenible” por sus contribuciones para el fortalecimiento de los sistemas nacionales de ciencia y tecnología.

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March 23, 2022

The agricultural sector in the Americas can make a key contribution to global energy security, under threat due to the conflict in Eastern Europe

This is one of the points made in the document, “The geopolitical importance of the agriculture sector for energy security,” published recently by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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March 22, 2022

“Birds and Forests – Biodiversity of the Americas,” the new exhibition launched at AgroArt, IICA’s Virtual Art Museum

Photographic exhibition highlights the beauty of migratory and endemic birds and their importance for the well-being of the planet.

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March 18, 2022

The province of Jujuy, the Embassy of Costa Rica in Argentina and IICA advance work on shared projects for climate change mitigation and adaptation

A meeting to coordinate the shared work took place during a visit of the Ambassador of Costa Rica to Argentina, Ginette Campos Rojas, in the northern province of Jujuy, accompanied by representatives of IICA in Argentina.

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March 17, 2022

EU and IICA AGRO-INNOVA project promotes climate resilience and crop diversification for smallholder farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor

With the support of strategic partnerships with 31 partners, including institutions, private stakeholders and leading farmer organizations in the region, the project is present in fifteen territories in the Dry Corridor, made up of 34 towns or municipalities, where assistance has been provided to almost 750 hectares of micro and small farms.

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March 16, 2022

Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas appeal for regional coordination and unity to reinforce food security in light of the impact of the war in Ukraine; Africa fears food shortages

The meeting organized by Brazil, in which various ministers of Agriculture of the Americas participated, took place in the context of the crisis triggered by the conflict in Eastern Europe, which has affected the market of raw materials, especially wheat, energy and fertilizers, all key inputs for food production. A renewed space of cooperation for countries in the region was proposed, with the participation of organizations such as IICA.

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March 16, 2022

Meeting in Paraguay, representatives of IICA and South Korea promote partnership to foster agricultural development and technology transfer in Latin America

During the meeting, Otero stressed how important it was for IICA to having a partner like Korea to boost agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially for the incorporation of technology into rural communities and support for small farmers.

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