Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Agroindustry

Congratulations BIO – 2017 HARVEST Winner

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

HARVEST is a competition for agriculture technology companies to travel to Saskatoon and bring agriculture advancements from all corners of the globe to Saskatchewan farmers.

HARVEST is a competition for agriculture technology companies to travel to Saskatoon and bring agriculture advancements from all corners of the globe to Saskatchewan farmers.

In the inaugural competition, of the 27 applications from companies in 12 countries applying to be a part of the program, one of the Delegation’s private sector stakeholders – BIO was selected for recognition.   Beef Improvement Opportunities (BIO) is an Ontario based company presenting BioTrack, a data capture technology which provides insights for farmers, including pedigree, movements, health, scoring, etc. of beef, sheep, goats, and bison. A key feature of BioTrack is that it can be used on all smart phones and maintains usability outside of cell range. 

For more information visit http://www.biooffood.com/

Share

Related news​

“Panel sobre ciencia, innovación y sostenibilidad agrícola en la COP30, organizado por el IICA en Belém do Pará, Brasil. Expertos discuten la transformación de la agricultura en las Américas mediante tecnología, investigación y sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles.

Belém do Pará, Brasil

November 12, 2025

Evidence, science and results: IICA panel discussion at COP30 highlights the need for a new narrative on agriculture that demonstrates the important role of the Americas in food and environmental security

Rural leaders, producer organizations and public authorities involved in agricultural research all agreed on the need for a new narrative to demonstrate how farmers in the Americas are transforming their activities, by way of science, technology and innovation, to become guarantors of the world’s food, energy and environmental security, while also increasing resilience and protecting biodiversity.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Belém do Pará, Brasil

November 12, 2025

Izabella Teixeira, former Minister of the Environment of Brazil and a globally renowned expert  on the relationship between economic development and climate, recognized as an IICA Goodwill Ambassador before ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Durante la ceremonia de suscripción del convenio, el Director General del IICA, Manuel Otero, recibió un reconocimiento en nombre de EMBRAPA, que entregó su presidenta, Silvia Massruhá, por su contribución y compromiso con la cooperación técnica y científica a favor de una agricultura sostenible e inclusiva en el continente.

Belém do Pará, Brazil

November 11, 2025

At COP30 in Belém do Pará, EMBRAPA and IICA strengthen their partnership to drive science and technology use in Latin American and Caribbean agriculture

At the Agrizone of the conference in Belém do Pará, the two institutions signed an agreement formalizing their cooperation, aimed at implementing the Radar Agtech initiative, which promotes innovation in the agricultural ecosystem, across the entire region.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins