United States Significant Achievements 2023
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) led initiatives at COP28 to increase hemispheric participation in UN COP processes, obtaining external resources to support sustainable agriculture in the Americas. They forged strategic partnerships with Food Tank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and others. IICA secured resources from the United States Department of Agriculture for agricultural climate actions. They signed general agreements with the World Food Prize Foundation and the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF). In 2023, they participated in the Borlaug Dialogue in Iowa, addressing climate change, water scarcity, and crop diseases. They gave awards to rural leaders, including Krysta Harden and Marilyn Hershey. They advocated for rural women at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. They led the fight against TR4 banana disease and promoted sustainable agricultural practices. They supported impact investing conferences in Miami and facilitated youth leadership in agriculture with the World Food Prize Foundation. Together with Virginia Tech, they produced the first Spanish version of the GAP Report. They strengthened hemispheric cooperation with key partners, such as the USDA, PAHO, the IDB and other organizations.
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Washington, D.C., United States of America Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
2024
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| Subjects: | CLIMATE CHANGE, CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, WATER SCARCITY, ESCASEZ DE AGUA, CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURA CLIMATICAMENTE INTELIGENTE, FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM, GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, BUENAS PRÁCTICAS AGRÍCOLAS, RURAL WOMEN, MUJERES RURALES, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, INTERCAMBIO DE CONOCIMIENTOS, INVERSIONES, INVESTMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, MITIGACION DEL CAMBIO CLIMATICO, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, ADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, FOOD CROPS, CULTIVOS ALIMENTICIOS, PARTES INTERESADAS, STAKEHOLDERS, BANANO, BANANAS, EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO SOCIAL, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, |
| Online Access: | https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/22388 |
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