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Berkeley economist, David Zilberman, says the pandemic increases the need to strengthen the bioeconomy to spur Latin American and Caribbean development

The University of California, Berkeley Professor, a world-renowned authority on the bioeconomy, engaged in an online discussion with the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, in which he emphasized the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean,

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International cooperation and solidarity: an effective response to Covid-19

The Secretary General of the Italo-Latin American Institute, Antonella Cavallari, and the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Gabriela Cuevas, participated in a dialogue with the Director General of IICA, with a view to identifying solutions to address the impact of the pandemic on food security.

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PROCAGICA supports soil nutrition and fosters the application of agro-ecological practices on coffee farms in El Salvador to maintain their productivity

Despite the limitations imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, technical specialists have assisted producers in identifying farm needs and preparing their own fertilizer.

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Entrepreneurs call for enhanced cooperation and public-private sector partnerships to bolster agriculture in the aftermath of the pandemic

Jens Mesa, Executive President of Colombia’s FEDEPALMA, and Hugo Sigman, CEO of the Grupo Insud in Argentina, participated in an IICA session to discuss how to create an enabling environment to increase the competitiveness of Latin American companies.

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Artwork by Argentinean painter Manuel Cancel is featured on IICA’s virtual gallery “Art, Education and Agriculture”

The gallery, which is available on IICA’s website, features paintings that depict different realities of rural areas in the Americas.

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Brazil: first Latin American country slated to benefit from agricultural digital solutions, spearheaded by Nobel Prize winner, Michael Kremer

This was announced by Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Tereza Cristina, at a ceremony in which the 2019 Nobel Prize winner for Economics was named an IICA Goodwill Ambassador. The focus will be family farming.

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At OAS Permanent Council meeting, Member States express decisive support for IICA actions

The endorsement was in response to a presentation by Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA (Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture), summarizing the 2019 Annual Report, which outlines the accomplishments of the agency for rural and agricultural development of the Americas. Otero also referred to the rigorous efforts of IICA during the months of the pandemic.

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Michael Kremer, 2019 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, will receive the title of IICA Goodwill Ambassador

Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, will present Kremer with the award during a ceremony that will include the participation of the ministers of Agriculture of Brazil and Colombia, Tereza Cristina and Rodolfo Zea Navarro.

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IICA launches challenge to create the Rural Youth Community of the Americas

The project encourages youth across the hemisphere to propose ideas and solutions for overcoming post-pandemic challenges in agriculture.

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