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February 11, 2021

Central American ministers of agriculture endorse IICA’s push for regional dialogue on food systems

This took place at a meeting of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), whose President Pro Tempore is Renato Alvarado, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica.

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February 10, 2021

IICA and AECID launch a new phase of collaboration with a focus on Central America

The Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will bring together the technical groups they lead to develop a joint work agenda.

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February 8, 2021

Boosting access to credit, markets and technology: Brazil’s formula to strengthen family farming

Speaking at IICA, Fernando Schwanke, Brazil’s Secretary of Family Farming and Cooperativism, outlined his country’s new generation of public policies to bolster a sector that is key to food security and territorial development.

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February 5, 2021

Member countries of the Andean Community undertake commitment to strengthen family farming and intraregional trade

The Ministers of Agriculture of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru signed a Declaration presented during the most recent session of the Andean Agricultural Forum, organized with support from IICA. Inter-agency committees will support the fulfillment of the agricultural agenda proposed in the document (see Ministerial Declaration).

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February 2, 2021

Sustainability, food security, climate change and innovation: the focus of the dialogue between Chile’s new Minister of Agriculture and IICA’s Director General

Water efficiency and rural development are other key issues that will continue to be addressed through joint efforts for the benefit of Chilean agriculture and rural areas.

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January 29, 2021

Andean Agricultural Forum proposes regional agenda to boost trade and exports

Improving market access, strengthening competitiveness and promoting the implementation of business strategies that facilitate diversification are key elements for fostering international trade in agricultural products in the Andean Region.

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January 28, 2021

IICA Director General to be a member of one of the UN Food Systems Summit support networks

At the invitation of Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, will represent the agriculture and rural sectors of the Americas in one of the four main support mechanisms of the global meeting.

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January 27, 2021

IICA launches the 2021 edition of its virtual course to strengthen the capacities of agrifood exporters

The virtual training course will be available in Spanish and English on IICA’s e-learning platform during the first half of the year.

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January 22, 2021

IICA’s new Representative in Brazil, Gabriel Delgado, highlights and strengthens partnership with the country’s Ministry of Agriculture

In Brasilia, Delgado met with Tereza Cristina, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil, who described the partnership with IICA as “crucial” for Brazilian family farming and regional consensus-building.

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