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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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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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At IICA, authorities and energy sector experts from Central America, convened by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), analyzed the future of biofuels and their role in the decarbonization of transportation

At the "Cultivating Energy" seminar, organized by the U.S. Grains Council and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), these organizations signed an agreement to promote technical cooperation in the field of biofuels.

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President of U.S. Grains Council and Director General of IICA highlight the importance of the bioeconomy and biofuels for agricultural and economic development in the Americas

In a discussion that took place during a regional seminar entitled “Growing Energy” organized by the two organizations in San José, Costa Rica.

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“The level of integration that the ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) have achieved marks a historic milestone for our countries,” said Fernando Mattos in reviewing his experience as President pro tempore

Mattos observed that agriculture, which usually is not included in the discussions at the highest political level, is now high on the international agenda, thanks to Brazil’s Presidency of the G20 during 2024 and the holding of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belem do Pará in 2025.

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IICA selects 16 AgTechs from 14 countries across the Americas to participate in-person at the 2024 Digital Agriculture Week

The winners were chosen from a group of 152 AgTechs across 21 countries that applied following a call for submissions launched by the Institute for the event, which will take place at the end of September in Costa Rica.

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IICA strengthens internship program that promotes the professional development of young people across the Americas

In a discussion with the 2024 generation of interns, the Director General of the Institute, Manuel Otero, highlighted the extraordinary professional and personal opportunities offered by the program and committed to further strengthening it in the next year and a half of his tenure.

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