Designed for young people working in the agriculture sectors of 34 countries in the Americas, the course starts on 28 June and registration is now open.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Digital technologies are making a significant contribution to higher agricultural yields, sustainable development, the establishment of supply chain links, and irrigation, traceability and certification.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Designed to promote agricultural trade, the course is part of the actions of IICA’s International Trade and Regional Integration Program, working in collaboration with the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), FAO, and the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (SECAC).
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
High levels of urbanization and informal labor have caused the Covid-19 pandemic to hit Latin America and the Caribbean harder than the rest of the world. Within this context, it was underscored that during the recession, agriculture acts as a cushion and a driver of recovery and growth.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Improvements made to management accounting spearheaded by PROCAGICA at Augusto C. Sandino Cooperative also supported the growth of other small coffee farmer associations in Matagalpa.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Direct planting systems open opportunities to eliminate tillage and sequester carbon in soil through photosynthesis while reducing the use of fossil fuels and, in turn, greenhouse gas emissions.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The men and women making a difference in Latin American and Caribbean rural areas will be bestowed with the #SoulOfRurality award, by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and will be invited to participate in various advisory bodies of the specialized agency for agricultural and rural development.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The course is free and available on the IICA training platform (https://elearning.iica.int/). It provides important information about Fusarium, its historical, social, and economic consequences, its rate of propagation, and how it could affect global food security.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
In a document prepared by IICA and the ICABR, experts concluded that there are five main ways that the bioeconomy contributes to strengthening and transforming food systems.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
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