Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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June 5, 2023

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.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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

June 2, 2023

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.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

TomƔs PeƱa, Director of The Yield Lab for Latin America; Juan Diego Mejƭa, Investment Director at Agcenter; Lina Marƭa Cuervo, co-founder and co-director of Cube Ventures; Christian QuiƱones, 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

June 2, 2023

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.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Principal

June 1, 2023

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.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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June 1, 2023

IICA attends massive congress of corn and sorghum farmers in Argentina, where farmers are hailing the bioeconomy as an extraordinary opportunity for development Ā 

Approximately 2,000 persons attended the event, including producers, researchers and various stakeholders from the agrifood value chain.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food and Ɓlvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the workshop.

May 31, 2023

The Canadian Government, IFAD and IICA are warning that the climate crisis makes greater funding for science and innovation in agriculture critical to guarantee global food security

The event sought to promote family farming and climate-resilient production in the Americas, stressing that progress in achieving zero hunger will depend on placing the focus on family farmers, who are the sector most vulnerable to climate change.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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May 31, 2023

At IICA, during Digital Agriculture Week, countries in the Americas shared their strategies for promoting innovation and the use of new technologies in rural areas

During the panel discussion on ā€œAgrifood Digitization: Initiatives and public policies in countries in the Americas,ā€ which took place during the second edition of Digital Agriculture Week, representatives of various governments gave details of the programs they are implementing across the continent.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Montajevirtual

May 30, 2023

Digital Agriculture week opened with an appeal to place new technologies in the hands of all players in the Latin American and Caribbean rural sector

Digital Agriculture Week is a discussion forum, but even more so a forum for collective action, aiming to spur dynamic and inclusive agrifood digitalization. It is part of a series of activities on priority areas in agrifood system transformation, which IICA is promoting to create a hemispheric partnership for food security and sustainable development.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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May 29, 2023

Latin American IPCC expert maintains that LAC climate change mitigation and adaptation actions must provide more rapid responses to protect vulnerable populations

The increase in heat waves, drought and flooding has already surpassed the tolerance thresholds of many species and these phenomena may be simultaneous, creating cascading effects that are increasingly difficult to control. These situations are exposing countries in the Americas to food and water insecurity.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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