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IICA Director General meets U.S. officials to advance hemispheric food-security agenda
IICA and USDA leaders agreed to enhance food safety and trade by boosting sanitary capacity and risk-based regulatory alignment across 34 member states, officials said.
- During his first U.S. visit since January 15, Muhammad Ibrahim, IICA Director General, met with USDA officials to advance a hemispheric food-security agenda, including cooperation with Luke J. Lindberg and Michelle Bekkering.
- USDA officials argued that science-based standards and risk assessments underpin predictable, trusted trade, according to the USDA. Lindberg highlighted strengthening market access in the region.
- Practical steps discussed included strengthening biosecurity and expanding early-warning and surveillance capacity with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture .
- IICA said it is ready to operationalise measures across its 34 Member States and reaffirmed support for agricultural recovery in Venezuela, including collaboration with the USDA.
- The high-level engagement signals an immediate push to deepen science-based, evidence-driven agricultural trade, with IICA press channels positioning USDA and IICA to expand hemispheric market access and resilience.
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Director General of IICA and Senior USDA Officials Advance Shared Agenda to Strengthen Food Safety, Biosecurity, and Agricultural Trade in the Americas
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On his first visit to the United States since assuming office on January 15, Director General Muhammad Ibrahim of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) met with senior officials of the U.S.…
IICA Director General meets U.S. officials to advance hemispheric food-security agenda
ON his first visit to the United States since assuming office on January 15, Director General Muhammad Ibrahim of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) met with senior officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to advance a shared agenda to protect the hemispheric food supply and expand opportunities for farmers and […]
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