October 4, 2024
During an intensive program of work, IICA and USDA experts collaborated closely with the Official Veterinary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security of Barbados, and developed strategies and field activities aimed at preventing this viral disease in the country and the Caribbean region.
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October 3, 2024
At a strategic virtual assembly of the Forum of the Americas for Agricultural Research and Technological Development, the Institute launched a comprehensive proposal with three priorities for strengthening the program.
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August 29, 2024
At the "Cultivating Energy" seminar, organized by the U.S. Grains Council and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), these organizations signed an agreement to promote technical cooperation in the field of biofuels.
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August 29, 2024
In a discussion that took place during a regional seminar entitled “Growing Energy” organized by the two organizations in San José, Costa Rica.
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August 14, 2024
Otero and Fávaro also discussed the organization of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture – Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), which will be held in Brazil in 2025. The Conference brings together the 34 Agriculture Ministers of the Americas every two years and is the main governing body of IICA. It will be held prior to COP30, which will be hosted in Belém do Pará, Brazil. Fávaro assured the full support of his country in organizing this meeting.
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August 1, 2024
At the new Agricultural Machinery and Geomatics Center you can experience a wide range of practices, including soil preparation, the fertilization and planting of crops, plant protection, and the collection of the harvest.
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July 29, 2024
The ministers expressed to the European Commission the willingness of the Southern Cone countries of the Americas to work together and engage in a real and effective dialogue through a declaration signed during the 47th regular meeting of the CAS, a forum for consultation and coordination of regional actions on agricultural policy with more than 20 years of experience.
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July 24, 2024
Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, thanked Ronald Guendel, Global Vice-President of Smallholder Farming at Bayer, for his support in projects aimed at driving the transformation of the region’s agriculture.
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July 24, 2024
Specialists from Chile’s SAG, the WOAH, OIRSA, APHIS-USDA and the Southern Cone Standing Veterinary Committee described the situation in the region in depth and urged governments to strengthen surveillance and rapid response systems for dealing with health emergencies.
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