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IICA Director General announces the Institute’s endorsement of the Dublin Declaration on the role of livestock production and highlighted the activity’s economic, social and nutritional benefits

Approximately 1,100 scientists from across the world have already signed the Dublin Declaration to endorse the benefits of livestock systems.

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IICA attends forum where experts stress that healthier food consumption and greater economic benefits for producers will hinge on increased safety in agrifood production

Approximately 150 representatives from the private sector, academia and international organizations, such as the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the FAO and the country’s National Service of Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA), among others, participated in the event.

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IICA-supported cooperative program highlights its contributions to agricultural research and knowledge exchange between Canada, the United States, Mexico and the rest of the Americas

At an event in Mexico, authorities and technical officers of the Cooperative Program in Research and Technology for the Northern Region (PROCINORTE) outlined its achievements in animal and plant health, genetic resources, climate change, soils and water.

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At FONTAGRO commemoration and other high-level meetings in Spain, IICA Director General highlights the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security

During a visit to the Spanish capital, Otero also met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) of Spain, Luis Planas, as part of a series of high-level bilateral meetings in which he reaffirmed the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security and its commitment to transforming agrifood systems to foster a more productive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture sector together with farmers.

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Diana Guillén, President of SENASA Argentina, with Manuel Otero, IICA Director General.

IICA and SENASA of Argentina are strengthening ties to improve and modernize phytosanitary services in the Americas

Among SENASA’s objectives in aiming to streamline its services are a focus on capacity development, horizontal management, and most of all, determining how to address the changing nature of pests and diseases affecting the agrifood industry, using a One Health approach.

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International Atomic Energy Agency and IICA agree on joint actions to accelerate agricultural transformation in the Americas

The IAEA and IICA have been collaborating and exchanging information since at least 2007, with a view to addressing new challenges related to food security.

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Ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) participated in an international conference in Chile to discuss issues of regional interest such as the health situation and the impact of the drought

Among the issues discussed were the health situation following the bird flu outbreak, which had reached 14 countries in the hemisphere by early March, and the need to create a regional fund to deal with the economic consequences of the drought.

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At an international conference in Chile, with IICA in attendance, ministers stressed the agriculture sector’s commitment to increased food production and sustainability

Chilean president Gabriel Boric gave his support to the meeting, which sought to position agriculture as a relevant sector to offer innovative solutions for the climate crisis.

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IICA Director General joins international experts at the Global Future Council, aiming to foster the promotion of innovative ideas to guarantee food and water security

The Global Future Council is a network of experts from academia, government, international organizations, business, media and civil society. Membership is for a two-year period and is by invitation only, with members collaborating to identify and disseminate innovative ideas with the potential to create a global impact. 

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