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Council of the Americas and IICA: International trade is key to improving the circumstances of farmers and rural communities

The Council of the Americas and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) invited experts from the public and private sectors to a debate ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.

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USDEC and IICA publish report on the importance of livestock production and animal protein in sustainable food systems

The document compiles the technical perspectives of 13 experts on the positive impact this production activity has not only on food and nutritional security, but also on the socioeconomic and environmental development of the Americas.

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Panamanian authorities, the EU and IICA inaugurate farmer field school at penitentiary to develop sustainable rice farming techniques and facilitate social reintegration of prisoners

The Farmer Field School is part of the EUROCLIMA+ program implemented by GIZ and Expertise France, financed by the European Union, and executed by the ministries of Agriculture of Panama and El Salvador in collaboration with IICA.

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Trinidadian advocate of resilient agriculture to feed the Caribbean will receive the IICA “Leaders of Rurality” award

With research and patience, Roop has learned to adapt to climate change, becoming an expert in soil care and natural resource management. 

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Coffee cultural center in Italy to receive publications donated by IICA and CATIE

Orton Memorial Library, administered by IICA and CATIE, is donating coffee-related bibliographic material to the Accademia del Caffè Espresso in Florence with the aim to share good practices for the production chain and to promote a more direct relationship between producers, roasters and consumers.

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Minister of Agriculture of El Salvador presented Master Plan to Rescue Agriculture at IICA headquarters: “We’re going to achieve extraordinary goals this year”

David Martínez, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador, visited the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica to present the ambitious plan that seeks to position the country as an agricultural powerhouse in the region.

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The positive transformation of agrifood systems will hinge on bolstering national Science and Technology systems

This was the view arising out of a virtual forum on “Science, Technology and Innovation to Transform Food Systems in Latin America” – the final in a series of five meetings organized by IICA in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit.

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Small enterprises from Portuguese-speaking countries discussed their participation in the food system

The Dialogue was organized by IICA, FAO, the Chamber of International Trade, the African Union and the International Agrifood Network, in an attempt to make the voice of this segment heard at the United Nations Food Systems Summit.

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Chilean farmer and advocate of inclusive, integrative agriculture, Alfredo Carrasco, to receive IICA “Leaders of Rurality” award

In 2017, Carrasco suffered a serious accident that forced him to reinvent himself at a very young age. Today, the 25-year-old has forged a new path through FarmHability, an inclusive project that promotes sustainable, integrative agriculture.

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