Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Living Soils of the Americas is an initiative that links science, public policies, the private sector and soil rehabilitation efforts in the region.

June 26, 2023

CIAT expert views agrosilvopastoral systems as the most efficient way to increase food production while also mitigating the effects of climate change

Global warming, deforestation and food security are some of the topics covered in a new episode of IICA en AcciĆ³n, available on Spotify.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 23, 2023

The Pan American Liquid Biofuels Coalition will meet with specialists and authorities in Buenos Aires to discuss opportunities provided by the energy transition

The high-level meeting will provide an opportunity Ā to share information and to discuss the key role of biofuels in the region, as well as the multiple possibilities they offer for development in the Americas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 21, 2023

IICA attends forum where experts stress that healthier food consumption and greater economic benefits for producers will hinge on increased safety in agrifood production

Approximately 150 representatives from the private sector, academia and international organizations, such as the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the FAO and the countryā€™s National Service of Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA), among others, participated in the event.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 20, 2023

AgroEnlace, IICAā€™s award-winning program, celebrates 18 years as an information resource for small and medium-scale producers in the Americas

Available across all major digital platforms, the radio program has been re-aired by 2,341 radio stations in 50 countries since 2016. It is available for free download on the web, SoundCloud, Spotify and WhatsApp, as well as via email.Ā 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 13, 2023

Experts from a Masterā€™s program spearheaded by Spainā€™s University of Cordoba and IICA insist that further digital transformation of the agrifood system will hinge on greater inclusion of small- and medium-scale farmers Ā 

Researchers from the Masterā€™s program shared their knowledge with farmers, professionals and students of Costa Rica, in an exchange session organized by AECID, the Institute of Technology of Costa Rica and IICA.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 9, 2023

IICA-supported cooperative program highlights its contributions to agricultural research and knowledge exchange between Canada, the United States, Mexico and the rest of the Americas

At an event in Mexico, authorities and technical officers of the Cooperative Program in Research and Technology for the Northern Region (PROCINORTE) outlined its achievements in animal and plant health, genetic resources, climate change, soils and water.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 9, 2023

IICA to promote greater coordination among AgTechs, financial entities and public authorities in order to galvanize digitalization in the agrifood sector of the Americas

Fifteen AgTechs, companies specializing in the development of digital solutions for agriculture, from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the U.S., Sweden, Uruguay and Venezuela, took part in Digital Agriculture Week 2023.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 8, 2023

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.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 8, 2023

IICAā€™s female ā€œralliesā€ 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 ā€œChicas a Volarā€ā€”or in English, ā€œGirls Letā€™s Flyā€ā€”was held on place in Puntarenas, the major city on Costa Ricaā€™s Pacific coast.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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