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April 20, 2021

Alarm bells sound in Peru and Ecuador amidst the banana “pandemic”: experts call for public-private cooperation to battle the scourge

The Global Alliance for Cooperation in the Fight against Fusarium TR4 informed Peruvian authorities that it stands ready to collaborate in planning actions to tackle the crisis.

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April 15, 2021

International dairy sector associations and IICA release publication on the essential role of dairy in sustainable food systems

A newly released document compiles the technical perspectives of experts convened by the GDP, USDEC and IICA to discuss dairy’s role in healthy food, nutrition and socioeconomic development in the Americas.

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April 14, 2021

USDEC, UPEACE and IICA train national Codex Alimentarius officers in the Americas

Through an online training course, representatives from 24 countries in the hemisphere will improve their consensus-building skills.

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March 31, 2021

IICA and COLEACP will promote entrepreneurship development in the Caribbean

The entities will collaborate under a technical cooperation agreement, aimed at developing a more sustainable agriculture sector and providing training for small farmers and MSMEs.

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March 18, 2021

Mercosur’s agri-food systems are strong, but in need of transformation to be sustainable

Closing deliberations at Mercosur’s international seminar on “Sustainable Agri-food Systems”, held in commemoration of the body’s 30th anniversary, centered on bloc member-country policies to guarantee food security.

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March 17, 2021

Pandemic puts food policies center stage, strengthens Mercosur’s presence on the global scene

The “Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” seminar was organized to mark Mercosur’s 30th anniversary and highlighted the central role of its member countries in addressing the issue of global food security and nutrition. The body is currently chaired by Argentina.

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Brasilia, Brasil

March 1, 2021

Prevention and training for farmers: the best-known weapons to combat the fungus affecting bananas

Agricultural engineer Ronald Guendel, Global Head of Food Chain Relations at Bayer Crop Science, made this assertion during an interview with the program Agro America, broadcast by Brazilian TV channel Agro Mais.

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February 19, 2021

A Global Alliance will join forces to fight against a fungus threatening banana crops

The group includes representatives from the private sector, scientists, state entities, civil society organizations and international bodies. IICA will act as Secretariat for the alliance, which has decided to undertake the fight against a pest that is challenging a key crop for food security.

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February 17, 2021

Experts call for coordinated actions to contain the pandemic threatening bananas

Bananas are the fourth most produced food crop in the world after wheat, rice and corn, and the fifth most consumed unprocessed crop on the planet.

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