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Brazilian star Gilberto Gil joins IICA’s tribute to food chain workers with a love song to the Americas

The celebrated Brazilian artist joined IICA’s campaign, which seeks to channel greater political and social attention to those who guarantee our food supply during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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EU, IICA and CATIE launch a diversified production model to create a food bank for communities in Costa Rica

Food crops grown on agroforestry farms at CATIE will benefit vulnerable populations in Turrialba and Coronado.

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Folk music singer-songwriter Teresa Parodi of Argentina joins IICA’s tribute to the agrifood chain

Parodi is the sixth artiste in a group of distinguished musicians in the Americas to have joined the Institute in its efforts to pay tribute to and recognize the work of those who ensure we have food on our tables during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Guaranteeing food supplies to vulnerable groups and strengthening short-circuit trade: key agriculture sector strategies in Central America and the Dominican Republic in the fight against Covid-19

Enhancing the role of family farming and spurring intraregional trade will also be critical, maintained IICA’s Director General, in addressing an online forum organized by the Central American Federation of Agricultural and Agroindustrial Chambers (FECAGRO).

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Musician and photographer, Hilda Lizarazu, joins the IICA campaign to recognize agrifood chain workers

Lizarazu is the fifth artiste in a group of celebrated musicians in the Americas to have joined the Institute in its efforts to pay tribute to and recognize the work of those who ensure we have food on our tables during these times of Covid-19.

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La Charo joins the IICA campaign to recognize workers along the food chain

The call, which was joined by the Ministry of Culture of Argentina, recognizes and promotes the labor of the farmers and other workers along the food chain during these times of Covid-19.

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During a meeting with 34 ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, IICA reinforced its role as a bridge between governments to boost food security

Enhancing cooperation, strengthening family farming and facilitating trade were the main strategies discussed for overcoming the pandemic. IICA and FAO presided over the meeting.

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Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture from 34 countries in the Americas coordinate actions to ensure food supply in light of COVID-19

FAO and IICA facilitated an unprecedented hemispheric meeting to strengthen the response of 34 countries in the Americas to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Victor Heredia joins IICA’s campaign to recognize agrifood chain workers

The initiative, which has been joined by Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, promotes the recognition and prioritization of the labor of women and men who farm the land and workers in the agrifood chain in these times of Covid-19.

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