September 11, 2023
Yana grew up in Villa Puni, a small community in the department of La Paz, on the shores of Lake Titicaca and more than 3800 meters above sea level. Most of the people who live there engage in fishing and the production of crops such as potatoes, quinoa, broad beans and barley, despite having to contend with the poor quality of soils in the area.
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September 11, 2023
Argentina's action plan is being developed with the participation of family farmer organizations from across the country, who are key players in a process that seeks to empower and listen to them to generate new public policies.
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September 8, 2023
Experts from IDB, ECLAC, FAO, IFPRI and IICA consider collective action by the countries in the hemisphere necessary to strengthen the agrifood trade in the face of a challenging international outlook
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September 7, 2023
Aimed at technologies applied to agriculture, the call for projects will be open until 6 October and will exclusively prioritize areas related to the development of biomaterials, waste biorefineries, bioenergies, bioinputs and bioventures.
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September 6, 2023
In the latest episode of IICA in Action, the discussion focuses on the forty-five percent of Guatemala’s national territory that is used for agriculture, and the strategic soil protection plan.
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September 4, 2023
At a two-day event organized by the IDB, ECLAC, FAO, IFPRI, and IICA.
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September 1, 2023
The Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development, Jhenifer Mojica; the Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad; the Deputy Minister of Environmental Land Management of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Francisco Javier Canal Albán; the President of the Rural Development Agency, Luis Alberto Higuera Malaver; the Director of National Natural Parks, Luis Olmedo Martínez Zamora; and the Rector of the National University of Colombia, Dolly Montoya, were among the officials who welcomed the Director General of the agency specializing in agricultural and rural development.
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August 28, 2023
Benn will receive the “Soul of Rurality” award, which is part of an initiative to recognize the men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of the Americas.
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August 28, 2023
En la reunión abordaron temas como biocombustibles líquidos, descarbonización, energías renovables con el objetivo de promover el bienestar de los países de las Américas.
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