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October 29, 2021

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Meat and IICA will promote good practices and research in the meat industry

Both institutions work to transform agri-food systems from livestock and rural development in the Americas.

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October 8, 2021

Presence of African swine fever in the Americas threatens food security and calls for a regional effort to contain and eradicate the disease, experts warn

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

INTA of Argentina and IICA to promote digitalization of agriculture in the region through inter-American network

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

Overcoming the crisis caused by the pandemic provides an opportunity to transform the development model and agrifood systems of Latin America and the Caribbean 

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

Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic urges countries of the Americas to apply emergency measures to prevent African swine fever

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

UN Deputy Secretary-General: “Investments in agrifood systems will drive post-pandemic economic recovery”

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

American farmer to receive IICA “Leaders of Rurality” award for innovative initiatives linking education and agriculture

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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August 30, 2021

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to the Food Systems Summit to participate in Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

It is expected that during her presentation to the ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, Agnes Kalibata will report on the course of the Food Systems Summit, a forum for which the countries of the Americas—mobilized with the support of IICA—reached a common position.

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August 27, 2021

PAHO and IICA to support food safety, food security, and One Health projects in the Americas

The entities have worked together since 1983 and renewed their alliance to promote actions related to the protection of animal, environmental and human health.

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