Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Nassau, Bahamas

March 14, 2022

IICA to Conduct Live Drone Demonstrations with Draganfly and Bella Wings Aviation in The Bahamas

The drone demonstrations being hosted by the Delegation of IICA in The Bahamas will showcase the technology’s use cases across agriculture, environmental, inter-island deliveries, emergency services and disaster assessment.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 14, 2022

Argentina’s Ministry of Science and Technology and IICA join forces to promote the bioeconomy and digital agriculture across the continent

The agreement will also make it possible to undertake joint projects in areas such as agri-food chain competitiveness and sustainability; healthy, sustainable, and inclusive food systems; family farming and territorial development, and climate change and natural resource management, among others.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 14, 2022

Chile’s new Minister of Agriculture and IICA’s Director General agree to work towards a sustainable and efficient agriculture sector

The two officials discussed their work agendas and exchanged information about the challenges in the agriculture sector.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 8, 2022

Technology and agriculture: inspiring girls and young women on International Women’s Day

The young Costa Rican women developed their skills through experiments, testimonies and games, designed to enable them to resolve problems in their community in the near future.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 8, 2022

Paraguay’s Minister of Agriculture launches battery of measures to cushion producers from the impact of a severe drought

Minister Santiago Moisés Bertoni outlined the initiatives, which include the granting of credit lines, debt refinancing, extensions on tax filing deadlines and assistance to small farmers to purchase fuel and seeds.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 7, 2022

Investment in agriculture in the Americas is an investment in sustainability, resilience and innovation

IICA and Pegasus Capital Advisors join forces to boost the transformation of the agriculture sector in the Americas on the path to sustainability, climate resilience and reduction of emissions.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 7, 2022

The strengthening of agrifood systems in the Americas is central to economic recovery and global stability, Manuel Otero tells the Council of the Americas.

Otero began his speech by expressing his concern at the events in Ukraine. As well as the irreparable loss of human lives, he warned, these events will have very serious consequences for food security all over the planet, jeopardizing democratic and economic stability in other regions of the world.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Ministros CCC2

March 4, 2022

Argentina to cooperate with the agricultural development of countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America, which have suffered heavy losses from the deterioration of their natural resources

The Northern Triangle of Central America is an extremely vulnerable area from a food security perspective, due to the depletion of natural resources and the impact of environmental degradation and climate change.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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March 3, 2022

Director General of IICA to discuss the hemispheric agricultural agenda at the Council of the Americas

Otero’s presentation will highlight the ways in which the region’s leaders can achieve progress in addressing key pending issues for the agrifood sector at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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