Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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November 21, 2019

IICA Director General highlights role of digital technology in driving sustainable development

He was speaking at the sixth round of meetings of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation Group, held in the Dominican Republic. During his visit to the country, he also met with the Minister of Agriculture, Osmar Benítez, to discuss stepping up IICA actions aimed at strengthening the country’s agricultural health policies.

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Paramaribo, Suriname

November 18, 2019

Suriname bets on digital modeling tools to improve capacities for Agricultural Disaster Risk Management (ADRM)

The workshop sought to expose stakeholders to modern digital modeling tools and the operation of drones

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November 6, 2019

St. Lucia beekeepers to receive support from Argentine experts under the Caribbean API Project

Two Argentine experts will arrive in December in the Caribbean country to train beekeepers in the use of a new variety of hives.

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Washington D.C

November 5, 2019

Western Hemisphere Ag Leaders Unite in Support of Science-Based Standards

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November 4, 2019

World Tourism Organization and IICA to strengthen rural tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean

The institutions seek to declare 2020 as the International Year of Agrotourism and Rural Tourism.

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November 1, 2019

Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas agree to strengthen IICA’s health program to drive trade

They also called for the expansion and replication of the new Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture (CIMAG) - the product of a Microsoft-IICA partnership, aimed at revaluing the agriculture sector in the eyes of upcoming generations.

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November 1, 2019

New Atlas for Agriculture in the Americas: an attractive and accurate portrayal of the agriculture sector

It presents the main indicators with respect to agricultural activity in the hemisphere and is available in print or on the web at atlas.iica.int. The ebook version will be launched in the next few days.

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Colombia

November 1, 2019

Deputy Minister of Agricultural Affairs of Colombia: IICA can assist in strengthening family farming

The Deputy Minister of Agricultural Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture of Colombia, Marcela Urueña Gómez, stated that her country could benefit from the work programs of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in areas such as family and peasant farming as well as bioeconomy.

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October 31, 2019

The digitalization of agriculture, sustainability and trade: key topics during the debate by the Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

Governments, international and civil society organizations, research entities, scientists and academics discussed key topics for the agriculture sector during the 2019 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas. The Director General of IICA commented on the diversity of the group, calling for ongoing dialogue between the ministers of Agriculture, Environment, Social Development and Telecommunications, with a view to strengthening agriculture.

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