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March 9, 2023

SENASICA and IICA endorse partnership to protect agriculture sector in Mexico and the Americas

At a meeting with IICA Director General Manuel Otero and IICA’s Representative in Mexico, Diego Montenegro Ernst, SENASICA Director in Chief Javier Calderón Elizalde said that the partnership has been vital in protecting the agriculture sector in Mexico and throughout the Americas, and in strengthening the safe production and trade of healthy and safe foods.

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February 23, 2023

The STDF and IICA launch project to promote reduced pesticide residue in agricultural exports from 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries, and to facilitate international trade

The three-year project will be financed by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) and implemented by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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January 18, 2023

Law that declares agricultural production a State priority and recognizes the human right to food is now in force in Panama

Under the act, national agricultural production is declared to be a State priority, given the key role it plays in ensuring the country’s social, political and economic stability, and people’s right to adequate food.

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December 14, 2022

Latin American and Caribbean countries make a joint commitment to act without delay to achieve food security in the region

The commitment was made during a high-level meeting aimed at strengthening integration, organized by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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December 13, 2022

Brazil and Argentina have the opportunity to be key players in global food security, said officials and specialists in a panel discussion in which IICA participated

The meeting was part of AgriTalks, a series of conferences that Brazil’s Foreign Ministry has been hosting in different embassies around the world with the aim of promoting good agricultural practices and discussing the outlook for the sector, given the burgeoning global demand for healthy, nutritious and sustainably produced food.

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December 9, 2022

Global alliance against fusarium and IICA strengthen technical systems in Venezuela to fight fungus threatening global banana production

In Venezuela, sudden wilting in banana plants has impacted production since 2006.

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December 8, 2022

Peru’s cocoa sector has new tool to drive crop safety and promote exports

In Peru, approximately 100,000 families participate in cocoa production, which in 2021 generated exports worth USD 300 million.

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November 29, 2022

Ministers at event organized by the Wilson Center and IICA share the same opinion: agri-food system transformation and climate change adaptation must make tackling social inequality a priority

The participants in the virtual meeting were Cecilia López Montaño, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia; Laura Suazo, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras; Juan José Bahillo, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina; and Senator Avinash Singh of Trinidad and Tobago, who also serves as a minister in his country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries.

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November 22, 2022

Ministers of Agriculture of Latin America and the Caribbean will analyze the sector’s role in restoring regional economies and guaranteeing global food security

Senior agricultural officials from Argentina, Colombia, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago will participate in a virtual dialogue organized by the Wilson Center and IICA. Manuel Otero will deliver the closing remarks.

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