September 24, 2024
The banana disease poses a threat to global food security and to the incomes of millions of small farmers around the world.
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September 9, 2024
The technological equipment represents a strategic investment in the future of the faculty and in the potential of its students and researchers, as it will strengthen research capabilities and promote practical learning in the fields of veterinary medicine and agriculture, said the Director General of IICA at the donation ceremony.
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September 4, 2024
Launched during Costa Rica’s 14th National Robotics Olympiad, the course aims to promote more sustainable practices, facilitate data-driven strategic decisions, and foster the adoption of technological innovations in agriculture across the region.
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August 29, 2024
At the "Cultivating Energy" seminar, organized by the U.S. Grains Council and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), these organizations signed an agreement to promote technical cooperation in the field of biofuels.
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August 29, 2024
Specialists from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the US Department of Agriculture are implementing a program with the Veterinary Services Department of Barbados to collect samples and conduct tests on pig farms.
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August 29, 2024
In a discussion that took place during a regional seminar entitled “Growing Energy” organized by the two organizations in San José, Costa Rica.
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August 23, 2024
Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos, made the announcement in a videoconference with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar. The donation will include seeds for chard, broccoli, pumpkin, onion, cauliflower, lettuce, corn, melon, pepper, tomato, cucumber, and other vegetables, aiming to strengthen food security in the Caribbean nation.
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August 14, 2024
Otero and Fávaro also discussed the organization of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture – Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), which will be held in Brazil in 2025. The Conference brings together the 34 Agriculture Ministers of the Americas every two years and is the main governing body of IICA. It will be held prior to COP30, which will be hosted in Belém do Pará, Brazil. Fávaro assured the full support of his country in organizing this meeting.
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August 8, 2024
The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, says that agriculture has made enormous progress over the last 60 years in feeding a burgeoning population with fewer natural resources, and he expects it to continue improving in the future, both in terms of productivity and its environmental impact.
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