Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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NASA Harvest and IICA enhance capacities for the use of technological tools that will improve agricultural statistics and the monitoring of climate impacts in the countries of the Americas

The organizations trained ministry of agriculture officials from Latin American and Caribbean nations in the use of tools based on free-access satellite data designed to facilitate decision-making on food security and agricultural resilience in the region.

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IICA’s female “rallies” have trained more than 250 Costa Rican rural women in drone operation, electronic prototyping and 3D printing, to address challenges in their communities

This 8th of June, the latest event of this kind, entitled “Chicas a Volar”—or in English, “Girls Let’s Fly”—was held on place in Puntarenas, the major city on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.

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At FONTAGRO commemoration and other high-level meetings in Spain, IICA Director General highlights the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security

During a visit to the Spanish capital, Otero also met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) of Spain, Luis Planas, as part of a series of high-level bilateral meetings in which he reaffirmed the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security and its commitment to transforming agrifood systems to foster a more productive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture sector together with farmers.

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El Salvador team conducts technical mission to Argentina, aiming to promote best practices among dairy small farmers, under a South-South Cooperation project coordinated by IICA

The Salvadorian technical mission to Argentina will involve visits to small dairy farmers that have organized themselves into cooperatives in Misiones, a province in northern Argentina.

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Microsoft and IICA launch Minecraft-based technology challenge for high school students in Costa Rica

Registration is already open for the challenge, which seeks to foster digital and soft skills development among young people for application in agriculture.

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Costa Rica designates IICA as a carbon neutral organization

As part of its strategy, IICA sought to become a carbon neutral organization, recognized by the Costa Rican Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MINAE), in line with global climate action targets and based on the values of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

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Herbert Lewy, General Manager of Microsoft Smart Agriculture and Bioeconomy for Latin America; Guilherme Belardo, Business Development and Partnership Lead at Bayer; and Manuel Pérez, Director of Public Sector Business Development at Veolia.

Fostering partnerships between stakeholders that promote digitalization is key to accelerating the development of technological solutions for agriculture in the Americas

This was one of the conclusions of representatives from Microsoft, Bayer and French firm Veolia who participated in a roundtable discussion aimed at sharing ideas for dynamic and inclusive digitalization in the sector, during Digital Agriculture Week at IICA Headquarters.

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Tomás Peña, Director of The Yield Lab for Latin America; Juan Diego Mejía, Investment Director at Agcenter; Lina María Cuervo, co-founder and co-director of Cube Ventures; Christian Quiñones, co-founder of the venture capital fund Innogen Capital; Eduardo Chomali, Principal Executive of Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technologies at CAF-Development Bank of Latin America; Enrique Hennings, Lead Technical Specialist in Rural Markets and Enterprises at IFAD; and William Ernest, Senior Spe

Investment funds and credit agencies highlight key elements to fund AgTechs in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly innovations aimed at increasing agricultural efficiency and sustainability

CAF, IFAD and IDB Lab, as well as the funds Innogen Capital, Cube Ventures, Agcenter and The Yield Lab, reviewed the factors that can provide technology companies focused on the agriculture sector with greater access to funding opportunities.

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IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, is named Outstanding Personality in the Sciences by the Legislature of Buenos Aires

The award was conferred on him by parliamentarians, Daniel Del Sol and Esteban Garrido, in the presence of a large audience.

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