Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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May 23, 2024

Farmers in the Maule region of Chile trust in bioinputs to improve their production

The initiative is supported by the Hemispheric Bioinputs Platform, in which IICA is heavily involved.

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May 23, 2024

IICA launches five scholarships for Latin American students for the Digital Agri masterā€™s degree course offered by the University of CĆ³rdoba in Spain

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is to award five tuition scholarships to young people from Latin American countries under 30 years of age for the masterā€™s degree course in the digital transformation of the agrifood and forestry sector, known as Digital Agri, offered by the University of CĆ³rdoba (UCO) in Spain.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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May 22, 2024

IICA and CropLife renew partnership to promote technology transfer for the benefit of rural producers in the Americas

The agreement signed between the organizations covers the next four years, and will promote agricultural sustainability and biotechnology and biosafety actions.

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May 22, 2024

IICA Goodwill Ambassador Rattan Lal ranked as the worldā€™s number one scientist in the field of plant biology and agronomy for his academic work and advocacy of sustainable agriculture

Rattan Lal, a Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), is currently ranked as the worldā€™s top specialist in plant biology and agronomy by a prestigious platform that provides information about the leading experts in a wide range of academic disciplines.

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May 21, 2024

Faced with trade protectionism driven by environmental considerations, the Southern Cone should develop a common science-based vision that reflects the sustainability of its agricultural activities

Faced with trade protectionism driven by environmental considerations, the Southern Cone should develop a common science-based vision that provides metrics and data that reflect the sustainability of its agricultural production, said specialists, leaders of stakeholder organizations, producers, academics and officials from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile at an international symposium on food, energy, and climate change.

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Trinidad and Tobago

May 20, 2024

The ā€˜Bird fluā€™ threat and a functional emergency response plan

It is for this reason, that the IICA funded and organised a poultry industry stakeholder consultation for Avian Influenza (AI) preparedness and outbreak management at the Sugarcane Feeds Centre in Longdenville

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May 17, 2024

Two hundred government specialists and decisionmakers from 13 countries in the Americas complete biofuels course promoted by USGC, OLADE and IICA

ā€œLiquid biofuels in the energy and climate transition: policymaking and new technologiesā€ is one of the virtual training courses offered by the IICA Innovation and Bioeconomy Program. It was developed with support from the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE).

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May 17, 2024

Agriculture is the key sector for solving the environmental crisis, stated scientist Rattan Lal, IICA Goodwill Ambassador, at the G20

IICA was invited by the Brazilian presidency to participate in the G20 Global Initiative on Bioeconomy meetings that began this month. The mission of these meetings is to agree on High-Level Principles on Bioeconomy, which will be included in the Rio Declaration to be adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the end of the year.

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May 17, 2024

Digital technology provides tools to predict and mitigate the impact of droughts on agriculture, says study presented by IICA

Digital technology provides extremely useful tools to diagnose and mitigate the impacts of droughts, reveals a study presented by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in preparation for the third edition of Digital Agriculture Week (DAW 2024), which will take place next September.

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