May 5, 2021
Argentina’s Permanent Representative to the UN, María del Carmen Squeff (second, above), addressed the XV Meeting of IICA’s High-Level Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas and urged the countries in the hemisphere to actively participate in the dialogues and various activities in preparation for the Summit.
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May 4, 2021
The ministers expressed their support in a meeting of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS, in Spanish). They also requested that IICA prepare a report on the sustainability of livestock production systems in the region and agreed to mobilize “all technical and diplomatic resources” to ensure that the voice of South America is heard at the UN Food Systems Summit. The Director General of IICA offered to establish linkages between the Andean Region, Caribbean, Central America and North America to help unify their position.
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May 4, 2021
IICA organized the virtual seminar to promote the Western Hemisphere’s perspective and sustainable production practices in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.
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April 30, 2021
IICA, GIZ, Expertise France and the ministries of agriculture in both countries are executing a project, under the EU-funded EUROCLIMA+ Program, which involves training more than 200 rice and livestock farmers in low-carbon and climate-adapted production.
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April 30, 2021
Coffee leaf rust ravaged his entire coffee plantation some years ago, but today he is making strides, with timely support from the European Union and IICA program.
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April 29, 2021
Minister Limber Cruz announced a record production of beans, rice, vegetables, tomatoes and onions, as well as cooperation actions with Costa Rica to modernize the coffee industry. "We will be self-sufficient in coffee and we will export this product again," he said. Major support was also given to the fruit growing sector.
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April 29, 2021
Roland Méndez, Mayor of the Costa Rican municipality that is home to IICA Headquarters and Manuel Otero, the Director General of the international organization, signed a document of understanding regarding the construction of an ambitious project, which was declared a site of Public Interest, by the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado.
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April 28, 2021
The former President, who is also an Agricultural Engineer and a former Minister of Agriculture, was awarded the title by Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, in a ceremony which included the virtual participation of the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader.
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April 28, 2021
Collaboration between SECAC, CIRAD and CATIE, in conjunction with IICA, has contributed to the success of the Central American Program for Integrated Coffee Rust Management (PROCAGICA).
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