Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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October 23, 2024

IICA Director General receives honorary doctorate from the Universidad Nacional de AsunciĆ³n (UNA) for ā€œinvaluableā€ contributions to agriculture in the region

The Argentine veterinarian received the award, which was presented to him by UNA Rector Zully Vera, for his ā€œinvaluable contributions to agricultural development in the regionā€ at a ceremony held in the Universityā€™s library, before an audience of government representatives and senior officials from academia and local agricultural institutions.

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October 22, 2024

Ecuadorian Gustavo Manrique, the architect of the worldā€™s biggest debt-for-nature swap, is IICAā€™s latest Goodwill Ambassador

Upon receiving the diploma accrediting him as an IICA Goodwill Ambassador, Manrique described the accolade as ā€œa great honorā€ and spoke of how humanity is currently facing a threefold global crisis: the loss of biodiversity, pollution, and climate change.

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October 22, 2024

Forum of Female Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and Senior Officials organized by IICA highlights the importance of measuring care work to bring visibility to the contributions of rural women in agri-food systems

The 5th Edition of the Permanent Forum of Female Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and Senior Officials of the Americas (FOPEMA), organized by IICA, reached consensus on this and other matters during a meeting attended by more than 75 high-level leaders, including ministers and deputy ministers from Agriculture and Womenā€™s Affairs ministries.

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October 21, 2024

Regional opinion leaders engage in discussions with Jack Bobo, recognized as the leading expert in science communication, on the ways to explain the irreplaceable role of agriculture and the importance of innovation

Jack Bobo, Director of the Food Systems Institute at the University of Nottingham, engaged in discussions with IICAā€™s Advisory Committee on Communication for Agriculture and Food Security, composed of journalists covering the sector and experts in public and institutional communication.

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October 21, 2024

IICA and international partners launch document foregrounding the value of the care work usually performed by women in rural territories

The publication was presented during the Fifth Meeting of the Permanent Forum of Female Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of the Americas (FOPEMA), promoted by IICA in which women political leaders discuss and propose priority gender and womenā€™s issues in a sector that has traditionally been almost entirely male-dominated.

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October 21, 2024

Professional technical schools in Costa Rica receive advanced technology to enhance agricultural and livestock education

More than 1,600 students benefited from the project "Relevance of Secondary Education in Science and the Environment in Rural Agricultural Communities of Costa Ricaā€.

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October 16, 2024

IICA, Bayer, Microsoft, and GSMA, along with the Prime Minister of Barbados and the Secretary of Agriculture of Honduras, presented a report that calls for the expansion of connectivity in rural areas and the development of digital skills among family far

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; Laura Suazo, Secretary of Agriculture of Honduras; Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Alejandra Castro, Vice President of International Affairs and Sustainability Strategy at Bayer; Lucas Gallitto, Director for Latin America at GSMA; Jorge Werthein, Special Advisor to the IICA Director General; Sandra Ziegler, IICA Specialist in Connectivity and Education and author of the study; Trigidia JimĆ©nez, Bolivian Leader of Rurality recognized by IICA; Nancy Andrea Moreno Lozano, Head of the Directorate of Rural Women at Colombiaā€™s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; and MarĆ­a Eduarda de Lima Vasconcelos, a 25-year-old rural woman and General Coordinator of Rural Youth at Brazilā€™s Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming.

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October 14, 2024

Rural women and youth take center stage in the integration of digital technologies into family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean, reveals study by IICA and partners Bayer, Microsoft, and GSMA

Through the dissemination of this research, IICA reaffirms its belief that technology and innovation must be at the heart of technical cooperation efforts. The goal is to generate knowledge for the formulation of public policies that improve living conditions in rural areas.

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October 14, 2024

IICA, Bayer, Microsoft, GSMA, the Barbados Prime Minister and the Honduran Secretary of Agriculture will launch a study on rural connectivity, focusing on the role of women and youth in digital technology adoption in family farming.

The report presents the results of thirty-one interviews conducted in fourteen countries of the region and provides recommendations on the development of policies for the public and private sectors to foster the incorporation of digital technologies in family farming.

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