BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 6, CMC – Guyanese born, Muhammad Ibrahim, has been elected the new Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), promising to work across the board for the Latin America and Caribbean region.
Ibrahim’s term of office will be from 2026 to 2030 and his appointment was confirmed during the 23rd regular meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), the organization’s top governing body.
A statement from IICA said that the decision to appoint Ibrahim was made through a majority vote by the agriculture ministers from across the Americas.
The statement said that in the race for the leadership position, Ibrahim faced competition from Fernando Mattos of Uruguay and that following the announcement, Mattos extended his congratulations to Ibrahim, acknowledging his achievement.
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