Montego Bay, Jamaica – The heads of government of the countries that make up the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), meeting in Jamaica, expressed their full support for the candidacy of the prestigious agronomist Muhammad Ibrahim, of Guyana, to be the next Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
Ibrahim, who has more than 30 years of leadership and global contributions in the fields of agricultural innovation and sustainable development, was nominated by the Government of Guyana to succeed Manuel Otero of Argentina, currently at the helm of IICA. His nomination was encouraged by Guyanese President Mohammed Irfaan Ali, who heads the CARICOM Food and Nutrition Security Cabinet.