May 8, 2023
Hershey is the first woman to have been appointed to her current position as Chair of Dairy Management Inc., the association of United States dairy farmers that has spearheaded a promotional, research and educational program on the sector to encourage greater milk consumption in the country. It is funded by farmers and the industry.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 8, 2023
In Costa Rica, IICA, CGIAR and the World Bank hosted a dialogue among regional agricultural innovation initiatives, national innovation systems of the Americas and other private sector stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance research and knowledge transfer to producers throughout the hemisphere.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 5, 2023
At the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, participants discussed avenues for funding that countries in the region should explore to build a knowledge-intensive agriculture sector.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 5, 2023
More than 100 specialists have come together for this event - the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, including representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR (a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to transforming food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis), the World Bank, FAO, IICA and other international organizations.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 4, 2023
Los embajadores y embajadoras, encargados de negocios y ministros consejeros del Grupo de países de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC), Estados Unidos, Canadá y España se reunieron con el Director General del IICA y apoyaron la iniciativa del IICA de conformar una alianza continental para la seguridad alimentaria y el desarrollo sostenible, apoyada en la condición de la región como mayor productora global de alimentos y potencia de la biodiversidad.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 3, 2023
Already existing farmer organizations in various regions of the Americas could provide a starting point for a hemispheric network, bearing in mind the challenges and opportunities that are common to all.
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May 3, 2023
More than 100 specialists from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR, the World Bank, IICA, FAO and CIRAD, among other international agencies, will participate in the high-level dialogue.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
April 28, 2023
Various public and private stakeholders attested to this fact during a meeting of members of the committees that are managing the program, which is being undertaken by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and award-winning scientist Rattan Lal, who heads the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center (CMASC) at The Ohio State University.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
April 27, 2023
Officials of the ministries of Agriculture of various nations in the hemisphere were participating in a meeting of IICA’s Special Advisory Commission on Management Issues (SAMCI), in which they called for increased collaboration to tackle the challenges facing humanity, while underscoring the decisive role of the Americas in bolstering global food security and natural resource conservation.
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