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Gustavo Rivas, the Guatemalan who has spent his entire life producing fresh foods and showcasing the value of family farmers, is recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality”
He was co-founder of the National Basic Grains Association (ANAGRAB), which brings together both small- and large-scale producers of corn, beans, rice and other daily staples for the Guatemalan people.
Costa Rica’s Vice-President visits IICA and encourages collaborative efforts in organic agriculture and distribution channels to improve agriculture sector profitability
IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, welcomed Costa Rica’s Vice-President, Stephan Brunner Neibig, and outlined the extent of IICA’s cooperation programs and its “IICA of Open Doors initiatives.
IICA and Agbar Agriculture will join forces to foster efficient and sustainable water resource management in the agriculture sector
The initiative will have an initial four-year duration and its primary objective will be to optimize water use, by improving processes, as well as to identify alternative resources to be implemented in countries in the region selected by both organizations.
Nobel prize winner Michael Kremer at Africa-Americas Ministerial Summit: The path for rural areas to overcome poverty is through digital agriculture
This was the key message of Michael Kremer, who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2019, to the ministers, deputy ministers, and senior officials of Agriculture, Environment and Science and Technology of 40 countries at the first “Africa-Americas Summit on Agricultural and Food Systems”, held in Costa Rica.
Africa-Americas initiative for the transformation of agri-food systems must be based on political agreements, say three specialized organizations from both continents
The institutions agreed that these continents can learn from each other but that immediate agreements are needed because the time has come for concrete action.
Multilateral lenders and private sector ratify partnership and joint work with IICA on food security, sustainability, green infrastructure, trade and integration
The call—conveyed in a joint commitment made at the first ever Africa-Americas Ministerial Summit—included the announcement of work in different areas.