Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Bioeconomy: an opportunity for Argentina’s sustainable development

The Delegation of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Argentina published the book “Bioeconomy: A development strategy for Argentina in the 21st century”.

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Greater connectivity: more production opportunities and the well-being of Argentina’s rural communities

Luis Basterra, Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, discussed connectivity and opportunities in rural areas with authorities from IICA, the IDB, Microsoft and the country’s telecommunication regulators.

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Agricultura Digital

The challenge of feeding the population requires the intensive incorporation of sustainability-focused technologies

Connectivity, training opportunities, as well as access to credit and infrastructure will be key to transition towards Agriculture 4.0 and guarantee food security.

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Forocooperativas

IICA and Cooperatives of the Americas create program to digitalize cooperative services for family farming

The five-year program will begin in March 2021, with organizations from at least 12 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean participating in the initial stages.

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Feeding all of humanity and guaranteeing the prosperity of those who produce: the great challenges facing tomorrow’s agriculture

The members of the Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas, the Goodwill Ambassadors and the Director General of IICA discussed the future of agriculture and rurality. They also shared their views regarding the global health crisis.

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Granada

St George’s, Grenada

December 9, 2020

IICA celebrates 40 years of technical cooperation for agriculture and rural development in Grenada

The IICA Representation in Grenada was the seventh office to be opened in the Caribbean Region of which there are 14 offices.

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Countries of the Americas recommend timely actions to improve transparency in agricultural trade

IICA presented recommendations from almost all its member countries at a virtual meeting with the authorities of the Committee on Agriculture of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Governments, international organizations and the private sector endorse the IICA-Rattan Lal soil restoration initiative

Ministers and Secretaries of ten countries, international funding organizations, universities and representatives of the private sector and civil society participated in the launch of the “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative, spearheaded by Rattan Lal, winner of the 2020 World Food Prize, and Manuel Otero, the Director General of IICA.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

FOROCAFE

Mesoamerican Coffee Forum highlights innovation opportunities and growth challenges for the coffee sector

The participating ministers called for a sharp reduction in the gap between international coffee prices and the income of coffee producers.

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