Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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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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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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May 16, 2024

NASA Harvest, the University of Maryland, and IICA present a joint study that surveys and promotes the use of remote sensing to develop agricultural statistics in Latin America

The presentation took place in a webinar during the so-called Pre-Week of Digital Agriculture, a discussion forum that serves as the official launch and preview of the topics to be addressed in September at IICAā€™s headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica, during the third edition of Digital Agriculture Week (DAW).

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May 15, 2024

The voices and vision of Latin America and the Caribbean, amplified by IICA, were present at the first meeting of the G20 Global Bioeconomy Initiative chaired by Brazil

At the G20 Global Initiative on Bioeconomy, the member countries, IICA and other invited international organizations are expected to discuss and agree on the guiding principles of the bioeconomy to subsequently build joint work agendas.

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May 15, 2024

Sustainable livestock farming drives economic development in the Americas and combats climate change: IICA

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) underscores the importance of innovation and institution building in the livestock farming subsector in Mexico, and Latin America as a whole, to make it more sustainable and resilient and to combat climate change.

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May 15, 2024

Peru and Ecuadorā€™s food inspection systems enhance their capabilities with technical assistance from US and IICA specialists

The different agencies and organizations were encouraged to set up work teams and strategic partnerships for the nationwide rollout of the new risk-based inspection model.

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