February 11, 2021
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
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 5, 2021
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
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
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
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 22, 2021
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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January 21, 2021
In a letter addressed to the President, Otero referred to the key role of international cooperation in mitigating and overcoming the hardships facing countries in the Americas, such as climate change and mass migration. Otero also underscored IICA’s joint work with the government, the private sector and universities in the United States.
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January 21, 2021
The initiative was launched by the IDB, IICA, the Government of Costa Rica and Microsoft, with a donation of 1.2 million dollars from the Special Fund for Poverty Reduction Program (JPO) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The partnership is aiming to develop an educational model that incorporates the needs of rural areas into the curriculum of rural schools and to heighten interest in agriculture-related professional careers.
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