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June 9, 2023

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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June 7, 2023

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.

May 19, 2023

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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April 25, 2023

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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April 17, 2023

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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April 14, 2023

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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April 13, 2023

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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March 23, 2023

IICA publishes document on food and nutrition security and how it is measured

With this publication, the Institute seeks to support the efforts of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in preparing and executing food and nutrition security programs.

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March 13, 2023

Krysta Harden, President of the U.S. Dairy Export Council and promoter of a central role for women in the agrifood industry, receives recognition from IICA as a Leader of Rurality in the America

Harden’s passion for agriculture started when she was a girl, growing up on her family’s peanut farm in the southern state of Georgia. She has come a long way since then in private sector work and public service, taking her to the highest levels of decision-making and responsibility. For instance, she was Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for three years.

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