Instituto Interamericano de Cooperação para a Agricultura

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Agustín Torroba, Biofuels Specialist at IICA and Executive Secretary of the Pan American Liquid Biofuels Coalition (CPBIO); Carolina Rojas, President of the Colombian Biofuels Federation; Juan Sebastián Díaz, Deputy Director of the U.S. Grains Council; Francisco Jauregui, Vice President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Biofuels and Renewable Energies (BIOCAP); Carolina Bauman, Plant Manager at the Paraguayan state-owned company Petropar; and Heloisa Borges Esteves, Director of Oil, Gas, and Biofuels at Brazil’s

Biofuels are the ideal tool for decarbonizing transport, stated experts at Latin America’s leading energy conference

The 2024 Energy Week, organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) in Asunción, Paraguay, aimed to promote collaboration and innovation among the 27 member countries on key issues such as renewable energy, gender equity, and a just transition.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Agustín Torroba, Biofuels Specialist at IICA and Executive Secretary of the Pan American Liquid Biofuels Coalition (CPBIO); Carolina Rojas, President of the Colombian Biofuels Federation; Juan Sebastián Díaz, Deputy Director of the U.S. Grains Council; Francisco Jauregui, Vice President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Biofuels and Renewable Energies (BIOCAP); Carolina Bauman, Plant Manager at the Paraguayan state-owned company Petropar; and Heloisa Borges Esteves, Director of Oil, Gas, and Biofuels at Brazil’s

Biocombustíveis são a ferramenta ideal para descarbonizar o transporte, asseguram em conferência energética mais importante da América Latina

A Semana da Energia 2024, organizada pela Organização Latino-Americana de Energia (OLADE) em Assunção no Paraguai, serviu para promover a colaboração e inovação entre os 27 países-membros em temas essenciais como energias renováveis, igualdade de gênero e transição justa.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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ALADI and IICA promote inter-institutional cooperation for regulatory convergence in Latin America to implement equivalence agreements on sanitary and phytosanitary measures

During the event, held at IICA's headquarters, more than 20 representatives from official sanitary, phytosanitary, and food safety services participated in discussions aimed at strengthening countries’ capacity to understand and implement equivalence agreements on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, thus facilitating global and regional trade in agri-food products.

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A ALADI e o IICA promovem cooperação interinstitucional para fortalecer a convergência regulatória na América Latina e implementar acordos de equivalência em medidas sanitárias e fitossanitárias

Durante o evento, realizado na sede central do IICA, mais de 20 representantes de serviços oficiais sanitários, fitossanitários e de inocuidade dos alimentos participaram de discussões com a intenção de fortalecer a capacidade dos países para compreender e implementar acordos de equivalência de medidas sanitárias e fitossanitárias, facilitando o comércio global e regional de produtos agroalimentares.

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The pavilion operated by IICA and its partners at COP29 will host more than 50 presentations on the relationship between agriculture and climate, with a focus on the role of science and innovation

IICA will have a pavilion at the most important global forum for negotiations and discussions on climate change for the third consecutive time, having previously operated one at COP27 in Egypt in 2022, and COP28 in the United Arab Emirates.

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O pavilhão do IICA e seus parceiros na COP29 abrigará mais de 50 conferências que analisarão a relação entre a agricultura e o clima, com foco no papel da ciência e da inovação

O pavilhão do IICA estará no maior foro mundial de negociações e debates sobre a mudança do clima pela terceira vez consecutiva, tendo estreado em 2022, na COP27, do Egito; e repetindo sua presença na COP28, dos Emirados Árabes Unidos

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At pre-COP29 summit, IICA and other sector leaders from around the world underscore the urgent need to speed up the development of the bioeconomy to tackle global challenges

The participants in the different discussion panels held in the run-up to COP29 emphasized the importance of the bioeconomy as a strategy for strengthening agrifood systems, reversing biodiversity loss, addressing health challenges, and using innovation as a driver of new economic opportunities, especially the creation of jobs for young people.

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É urgente acelerar o desenvolvimento da bioeconomia para enfrentar desafios globais, advertem o IICA e outros líderes mundiais do setor em uma cúpula realizada antes da COP29

Em diferentes painéis de discussão, realizando antes da COP29, ficou evidente a importância da bioeconomia como estratégia para fortalecer os sistemas agroalimentares, reverter a perda da biodiversidade, enfrentar os desafios de saúde e utilizar a inovação como motor para novas oportunidades econômicas, principalmente na criação de empregos para os jovens.

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“For the third consecutive year, we have succeeded in giving agriculture in the Americas its own voice in climate negotiations,” said IICA Director General Manuel Otero ahead of COP 29

Otero explained that agriculture has an essential role in mitigating climate change, while also undergoing a transformation to adapt to the increasingly adverse production conditions ushered in by the climate crisis.

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