Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Cerca de 320 personas ya han participado en estos rallies femeninos de capacitación para el uso de drones en la agricultura y otras áreas del conocimiento.

IICA-organized “Chicas a Volar” rallies provide opportunities for professional growth and empowerment, say Costa Rican women

Close to 320 individuals have already participated in these female rallies, which provide training in the use of drones in agriculture and other fields.

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Eroded soils can regenerate and become fertile land for agriculture, state members of Pampeanas Regenerativas Orientales in new episode of the IICA en Acción podcast

Pampeanas Regenerativas Orientales is a women’s group from Uruguay that implements regenerative agriculture practices with a focus on soil health and the capacity to produce healthy food.

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The agreement proposes joint advances in the areas of policymaking for agricultural and rural development, production systems, promotion of value chains, resilience of the agricultural sector and improvement of land use in the Caribbean countries.

CARICOM and IICA confirm alliance and prioritize actions to combat food and nutrition insecurity and improve the climate resilience of agriculture in the Caribbean

The agreement proposes joint advances in the areas of policymaking for agricultural and rural development, production systems, promotion of value chains, resilience of the agricultural sector and improvement of land use in the Caribbean countries.

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Trade and agricultural health and food safety specialists from Latin America and the Caribbean underscore the importance of regulatory convergence and equivalence agreements to strengthen agrifood trade across the region

In a forum organized by the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) and IICA, more than 170 people shared their experiences to promote regulatory convergence based on equivalence in agrifood trade.

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Sustainable agricultural practices: key to boosting the decarbonization of agriculture in the Americas

This has been borne out by Bayer’s PRO Carbon initiative, as explained by program representatives during a visit to exchange perspectives with IICA on both entities’ efforts to develop a carbon neutral agriculture sector.

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In Costa Rica, European Union and IICA inaugurate stand that demonstrates how satellite-based applications can benefit agriculture in the Americas 

The new exhibit was inaugurated at the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture (CIMAG) at IICA Headquarters in Costa Rica – a public space that highlights the ways in which digital technologies are transforming agriculture in the hemisphere.

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IICA and Bioversity-CIAT Alliance further training in precision biotechnology

Geared towards teachers, the course focused on sharing knowledge on and providing training in CRISPR-Cas gene editing techniques. This will allow for expanding the number of institutions that could eventually contribute biotechnology solutions to address various agricultural issues.

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All participants selected for this first edition of the diploma course will receive a full scholarship.

Technological University of Pereira, UNESCO Chairs and IICA will deliver an International Diploma Course on Applied Bioeconomy in the Coffee Value Chain

The course will be geared towards producers, entrepreneurs and students from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

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Within the framework of the WTO, IFPRI and IICA launch Latin American network of agrifood trade negotiators

The network was established during a meeting attended by World Trade Organization (WTO) ambassadors, permanent representatives and agricultural delegates of 17 Latin American countries.

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