The “Soul of Rurality” award recognizes her efforts to raise awareness among farmers of the municipality of Itá of the importance of associative undertakings as a means of achieving a better quality of life.
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Leaders Of Rurality
The IICA will recognize rural leaders in the Americas, under an initiative to pay tribute to men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in rural communities of our hemisphere.
This award pays tribute to those who are playing a unique dual role: guaranteeing food and nutritional security, by producing under all circumstances, as well as protecting the biodiversity of the planet. It will also emphasize their capacity to be positive role models in rural areas of the region.
Rosalina Jarolin recognized as “Leader of Rurality” by IICA for her work to improve the quality of life of Paraguayan family farmers
Deon Gibson of the Bahamas is recognized by IICA as a “Leader of Rurality” for his endeavors to reduce dependence on food imports in the Caribbean
Gibson was not born into a farming family, but he understood from a young age that The Bahamas needed to increase local food production to become stronger as a country.
IICA names Gillian Goddard a “Leader of Rurality” for her work to empower small farmers in Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean islands
Goddard opened Trinidad and Tobago’s first organic food store and founded the Alliance of Rural Communities – a non-profit that seeks to enlighten farmers about the value of natural resources, ensure their role in public policy development and facilitate their access to the requisite financial tools to boost their production and income.
Ecuadorian farmer, Lorena Valdez, who founded an association to improve the lives of Afro-descendant women, is named an IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas
The work of Valdez and of AMATIF serves as a positive example for rural areas in the Americas. The association has already established a cocoa processing plant that produces chocolate and other by-products that are sold throughout the province and plans to expand to international markets.
Sonia Murillo, a promoter of fair trade and rural welfare in Costa Rica, is named Leader of Rurality by IICA
Murillo will receive the “Soul of Rurality” award, an initiative by the agency specialized in agricultural and rural development to pay tribute to men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural communities of the Americas, a key region for food and nutrition security and the environmental sustainability of the planet.
IICA confers its “Leader of Rurality” award on Haydée Anccasi, promoter of Peruvian maca – a highly nutritious, age-old crop
Maca is an indigenous plant of Peru that dates back thousands of years. It has been called a “super food”, given that since the time of the Incas it has been highly valued and has multiple uses, from boosting fertility to fighting insomnia.