In June of this year, IICA launched a topical, dynamic program on a new platform designed to appeal to new audiences. A number of podcast episodes have now been produced focusing, in particular, on the Living Soils of the Americas initiative promoted by IICA and the Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration (C-MASC), which is headed by renowned scientist Rattan Lal, considered the world's foremost authority on soil science.

The Director General of the IICA, Manuel Otero, attended this year’s event, which included the presentation of the “Agriculture for Peace” project – a platform created to spur collective action, the forging of partnerships and collective programs aimed at furthering the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: the eradication of hunger.

The session entitled “Food Governance in an Unprecedented Era” discussed how to guarantee an adequate functioning of the agri-food systems in times of simultaneous crises that have severe consequences for individual countries and for the world.

The main goal of the debates is to forge alliances in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. The event is attended by government officials, private sector representatives, international organizations, agricultural producers, academics, scientists, educators and students.

Lorena Valdez, of Ecuador, and Haydée Anccasi, of Peru, recounted their experiences in a roundtable discussion organized by IICA, AECID and EFE to commemorate International Day of Rural Women.

Lorena Valdez, of Ecuador, and Haydée Anccasi, of Peru, recounted their experiences in a roundtable discussion organized by IICA, AECID and EFE to commemorate International Day of Rural Women.