December 5, 2023
The event served as a sounding board for producers in the hemisphere who apply good practices that generate valuable benefits, for both themselves and consumers.
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December 4, 2023
Representing the Government of Brazil, Secretary Renata Miranda participated in the launch of the document at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas pavilion, which IICA installed at COP28 as a way to visibilize the efforts that regional agriculture carries out for the mitigation of and adaptation to global warming.
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December 4, 2023
At COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, experts from international organizations agreed that Latin America and the Caribbean has enormous potential to meet the demand for food for a burgeoning world population, while at the same time reducing the environmental impact of agricultural activities.
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November 30, 2023
In the city of Manaus, Brazil, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) delivered a presentation on its International Cooperation Initiative and Partnership for the Sustainability of The Amazon to governors and high-level authorities of the region, including its secretaries of Agriculture.
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November 29, 2023
The INIA and IICA are currently implementing a joint project that involves testing surface and subsurface drip irrigation in rice, at different distances and depths.
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November 28, 2023
The pilot program began in 2022, and today there are more than three hundred dairy farms that have voluntarily completed the self-assessment process regarding the sustainability of their operations.
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November 27, 2023
IICA’s headquarters in Costa Rica has welcomed around 12,000 visitors in 2023, mostly children and young people, who have learned about the use of cutting-edge technologies and experimented with drones, robotics, 3D, satellite information and programming, all of which are essential tools for a more sustainable, attractive, dynamic, inclusive and profitable agriculture.
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November 24, 2023
IICA, the governments of its 34 Member States and its strategic private sector partners will establish a venue at COP28 to host high-level discussions on the role of regional agriculture in mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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November 24, 2023
The introduction of digital technologies is, undoubtedly, a prerequisite for transforming agrifood systems and making them more sustainable and resilient in the face of climate change. These technologies enable stakeholders to make much more efficient use of external inputs and natural resources, thus helping to reduce environmental impacts.
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