At a strategic virtual assembly of the Forum of the Americas for Agricultural Research and Technological Development, the Institute launched a comprehensive proposal with three priorities for strengthening the program.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
"The cost of inaction is becoming increasingly expensive; the time to transform agri-food systems is now," said Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Director of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), in an interview with the AgroAmerica program, broadcast on the Agro Mais TV channel in Brazil and co-produced by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
A meeting was held to discuss processes aimed at improving food safety standards and facilitating trade in the region for the benefit of producers and consumers.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
A visionary, kind man who saw people for more than just their job titles. That is how engineer Gertjan Berndt Beekman, one of the world’s leading experts in water resources management, will be remembered by his friends and colleagues at the Delegation of the IICA in Brasilia, the city where he passed away at the age of 74 and where he was involved in important, innovative projects from 1995 to 2022.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The Americas, through agriculture and biofuels, will be the main provider of abundant, affordable, and sustainable raw materials for SAF production, a key tool for decarbonizing the sector.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
The goal of the joint work is to strengthen the agri-food systems in the region as providers of solutions in a global scenario of a growing population, political conflicts, and climate crises. The debate took place at Columbia University’s Forum, a venue for events that often shape the international public debate agenda.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Decision-makers and professionals from the agri-food sector learned, among other topics, how to manage organic farm waste to convert it into raw material for energy generation.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Ottawa
September 25, 2024
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Ottawa
September 25, 2024
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
600 m. Noreste del Cruce Ipís – Coronado
Vázquez de Coronado, San Isidro 11101.
Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica
Tel (+506) 2216 0222
Fax (+506) 2216 0233
