San José, Costa Rica
December 13, 2021
Latin American and Caribbean region is essential for the work of the Chair because it’s one of the most active regions in the development of law related to food security.
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November 24, 2021
The first major eruption of La Soufriere Volcano was last April and since then there have been thirty-two others. Approximately 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes, most of whom were farmers, given that the lands adjoining the volcano are used primarily for agriculture.
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October 29, 2021
Both institutions work to transform agri-food systems from livestock and rural development in the Americas.
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October 8, 2021
This was the warning made by specialists participating in a webinar organized by the IICA within the framework of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021.
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September 7, 2021
The term AgTech encompasses a wide range of new technologies applied to agriculture to increase its efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.
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September 2, 2021
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) presented the report entitled “The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean”.
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September 2, 2021
In the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2021, an event organized by IICA, the Dominican Republic and Haiti reported on the actions taken to fight the disease, which is threatening the Hemisphere’s swine industry. So far, it has only been detected on Dominican farms.
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September 1, 2021
Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General made these remarks at the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, which is taking place in conjunction with the meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), IICA’s highest governing body, under this year’s theme: “Sustainable Agri-food Systems, the Engine of Development of the Americas”.
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August 31, 2021
Phillip “Chip” Councell will receive the award for his innovative initiatives that work to raise awareness about the importance of agriculture and how it relates to food security and environmental protection.
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