December 13, 2021
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) organized a forum to share success stories of information and communication technology use in small- and medium-sized farmer cooperatives from Spain, Argentina, Paraguay and Honduras.
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December 13, 2021
Sergio Massa, President of the Chamber of Deputies; Daniel Filmus, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation; and Juan Cabandié, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, welcomed the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, who visited Argentina, a global leader in agricultural production and technologies, with the goal of strengthening joint work with the country.
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San José, Costa Rica
December 13, 2021
Latin American and Caribbean region is essential for the work of the Chair because it’s one of the most active regions in the development of law related to food security.
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December 9, 2021
The Institute made available its experience to move forward with sustainable livestock practices and biotechnology research and to strengthen agricultural technical schools, which are vital in promoting a connection of youth to rural areas.
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December 8, 2021
Working with public and private institutions, the first stage of the program will be implemented in the states of Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Chiapas, and Tamaulipas.
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December 8, 2021
In their discussions, the two officials explored ways of stepping up Argentina’s technical assistance and technology and knowledge transfer activities, with IICA serving as a bridge to other sub-regions in the continent whose levels of food insecurity are a cause for concern.
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December 7, 2021
They highlighted the fact that Argentina, as a major food producer, has a particularly important stock of agricultural technology and knowhow that is available to international partners and is already being shared with other countries in the region.
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December 6, 2021
Convocados por el IICA, los actores del sector público y privado conmemoraron el Día Mundial de los Suelos, que se celebra cada 5 de diciembre, con la finalidad de llamar la atención sobre su importancia decisiva para sostener todas las formas de vida en el planeta. En la ocasión también se hizo un repaso de los logros del primer año del programa “Suelos Vivos de las Américas”, lanzado en diciembre de 2020 por el IICA junto al Centro de Manejo y Secuestro de Carbono (C-MASC) de la Universidad Estatal de Ohio, que dirige el laureado científico Rattan Lal.
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December 3, 2021
On the heels of a mission to Brazil, Otero travelled to the Uruguay capital, where he met with Mattos, as well as with the Vice-President of the Republic, Beatriz Argimón, and with authorities from various institutions in the agriculture sector and in international trade.
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