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March 15, 2022

In Paraguay, Director General of IICA discussed ways to expand cooperation as well as the consequences of the conflict in Ukraine

Manuel Otero was welcomed by President Mario Abdo to Asunción, where he also met with Santiago Bertoni, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.

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March 15, 2022

Brazil convenes a meeting of the ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, FAO and IICA to address the agricultural crisis triggered by the conflict in Ukraine

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil and Chair of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), Tereza Cristina, called for a meeting to be held this Wednesday.

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March 14, 2022

IICA to Conduct Live Drone Demonstrations with Draganfly and Bella Wings Aviation in The Bahamas

The drone demonstrations being hosted by the Delegation of IICA in The Bahamas will showcase the technology’s use cases across agriculture, environmental, inter-island deliveries, emergency services and disaster assessment.

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March 14, 2022

Argentina’s Ministry of Science and Technology and IICA join forces to promote the bioeconomy and digital agriculture across the continent

The agreement will also make it possible to undertake joint projects in areas such as agri-food chain competitiveness and sustainability; healthy, sustainable, and inclusive food systems; family farming and territorial development, and climate change and natural resource management, among others.

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March 8, 2022

Paraguay’s Minister of Agriculture launches battery of measures to cushion producers from the impact of a severe drought

Minister Santiago Moisés Bertoni outlined the initiatives, which include the granting of credit lines, debt refinancing, extensions on tax filing deadlines and assistance to small farmers to purchase fuel and seeds.

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March 7, 2022

The strengthening of agrifood systems in the Americas is central to economic recovery and global stability, Manuel Otero tells the Council of the Americas.

Otero began his speech by expressing his concern at the events in Ukraine. As well as the irreparable loss of human lives, he warned, these events will have very serious consequences for food security all over the planet, jeopardizing democratic and economic stability in other regions of the world.

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March 3, 2022

Director General of IICA to discuss the hemispheric agricultural agenda at the Council of the Americas

Otero’s presentation will highlight the ways in which the region’s leaders can achieve progress in addressing key pending issues for the agrifood sector at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.

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March 3, 2022

IICA’s Readiness Recuperación Verde Post COVID-19 project gets under way in Mexico, with the goal of better adapting agriculture to the effects of the health crisis and climate change

Mexican producers and institutions took part in a workshop where they identified strategies for improving agri-food systems underpinned by the Green Recovery concept.

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March 1, 2022

IICA will open the doors of its internship program to female Ukrainian professionals

In making the announcement, the Director General of IICA explained, “we must put into practice what we publicly advocate: to generate opportunities and decision-making forums in a manner that benefits migrants and women in particular”.

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