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Columbia University and IICA convene international leaders to design new narrative illuminating essential role of Latin American agriculture for planet

The planned exchange is the result of a major effort by Columbia University's School of Climate and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The partnership is designed to shed light on the true contribution of agriculture in the region to food security, environmental balance and global social stability.

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“Producing in impossible environments”: in presentation to 23 ministers and deputy ministers of agriculture of G20 countries, the Director General of IICA set outs challenges and suggests solutions for the sector that guarantees global food security

Manuel Otero noted that agriculture is facing new challenges, such as energy security, in addition to those of sustainability, food and nutrition security, food safety, and rural and territorial development.

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With support from IICA, Wilson Center in U.S. organizes dialogue on future of agriculture with President of EMBRAPA and Secretary of Brazil’s MAPA

The Wilson Center's Brazil Institute is pleased to announce a private dialogue event, Farming Forward: Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture, featuring Silvia Maria Fonseca Silveira Massruhá, President of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), and Roberto Perosa, Brazil's Secretary of Commerce and International Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA). The event will take place at the Wilson Center on September 20, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET.

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At G20 ministerial meeting in Brazil, the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) makes call for science-based decisions affecting trade and highlights the value of biotechnology in combating food security challenges

The ministers adopted two statements: one on the value of biotechnology, and the other on the application of criteria for the inclusion of banned or severely restricted chemicals in the Rotterdam Convention, which seeks to promote shared responsibility and joint efforts regarding the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals, in order to protect human health and the environment.

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At meeting of G20 ministers of agriculture in Brazil, IFAD and IICA sign agreement to step up their joint efforts to combat rural poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

IFAD and IICA have been working together since 1987, when they signed their first agreement aimed at improving the quality of life of rural dwellers in Latin American and Caribbean nations.

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In a lecture at Paraguay’s Diplomatic Academy, the Director General of IICA said the new frontier of science is the key to enabling agri-food systems to provide the solutions that the world needs, and highlights agriculture’s contribution to the global po

Manuel Otero was invited to give a lecture on the challenges facing global food security by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Carlos Antonio López Diplomatic and Consular Academy, which trains the members of Paraguay’s foreign service.

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IICA supports agricultural innovation in Paraguay – donating equipment to install the first subsidiary of the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA)

The technological equipment represents a strategic investment in the future of the faculty and in the potential of its students and researchers, as it will strengthen research capabilities and promote practical learning in the fields of veterinary medicine and agriculture, said the Director General of IICA at the donation ceremony.

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INASE of Uruguay fuels the recovery of Caribbean family farmers from the devastation of Hurricane Beryl, through a seed donation to St. Vincent and the Grenadines   

Executive Director, Daniel Bayce Muñoz, stressed that this was the first time that INASE had made an international seed donation.

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On visit to Panama, Director General strengthens IICA’s commitment to productivity and resilience of the Central American country’s agriculture as part of comprehensive cooperation agenda

Panama’s agriculture sector is a crucial component of the country’s economy, playing a vital role in the food supply chain, job creation and rural development. Today, crop and livestock yields are being affected by climate change, which causes prolonged periods of drought or intense rainfall.

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