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Eodora Méndez, tireless advocate for the well-being of Honduran small farmers, is recognized as an IICA “Leader of Rurality”
Méndez is a member of the Lenca indigenous community and was raised in a family of 13 siblings. The family earned their living by cultivating basic grains and vegetables. From a tender age, Eodora realized that family farmers could only aspire to a better quality of life through unity, cooperation, training and the search for direct sales opportunities.
Argentinian farmers and IICA were among crowds attending conference on the future of agriculture
The massive event, which enjoyed unprecedented attendance, discussed a long-term agenda for food production in Argentina and the region.
Government of Argentina and IICA will intensify joint work to provide agricultural technical assistance and humanitarian aid to Central American and Caribbean nations
This was established in an agreement signed in Buenos Aires by Sabina Frederic, President of the Cascos Blancos Argentine Agency for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance, and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA.
COP 27: an opportunity and a framework for Latin America and the Caribbean to advance towards more productive, resilient and low-carbon agriculture
This was noted by Walter Oyhantçabal, who specializes in climate change policies and in the complex world of international negotiations that have taken place in recent years to drive necessary changes in production methods.
Uruguay, with the support of IICA, is collaboratively devising an agricultural development strategy for the coming decades
Uruguay’s National Agricultural Strategic Development Plan “SENDA” seeks to establish long-term agricultural policies, based on a common vision of the future, while also incorporating different perspectives and ideas.
IICA attends Rwanda forum that concludes that increased cooperation between Africa and the Americas will enhance the standard of living in their respective rural areas
The four-day meeting, which features discussions among leaders representing governments, international organizations, academia and the private sector from around the world, took place in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.