St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
February 28, 2020
The project seeks to address small ruminant producers access to sustainable nutritious protein-sources in Antigua who are significantly affected by climate risks (droughts and floods), poor soils, inefficient water use and poor management practices.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
IICA Representative in Argentina, Caio Rocha, led a technical mission to the northern province of Salta to assist national and local government efforts to tackle the social and health emergency that has been declared in the departments of the district.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The course covered technical foundations, genome editing applications and regulatory developments.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
A training session organized by CATIE, IICA and the European Union, will facilitate the development of a roadmap to devise propagation models for varieties with greater climate change resistance potential.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The organizations also proposed actions to prevent Fusarium Tropical Race 4 and a swine fever outbreak on the continent.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
February 24, 2020
Workshop participants learned how to formulate compost recipes for organic waste and how to use specialized equipment such as digital thermometers.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The Institutions signed an agreement to strengthen agricultural training and education in the hemisphere.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Adrián Salazar, head of MICITT, offered his support for the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture (CIMAG), which was jointly created by IICA and Microsoft to familiarize young people in the Americas with the use of modern technologies in agriculture.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
An agreement signed between the organizations will promote regional agricultural sustainability by providing biotechnology and biosecurity training to producers and other groups.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Headquarters. 600 m. northeast of the Ipís-Coronado intersection. Vázquez de Coronado, San Isidro 11101 – Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica
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