IICA Canada is honoured to have been selected as a jury member for Canada’s food waste reduction challenge hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Impact Canada. We are delighted to be part of such a prestigious group to judge such amazing innovation in Canada’s food sector from upcycling, to circular economies, organic waste, food loss reduction, food recovery, food innovation and food security. See https://bit.ly/30ewGLA
Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
March 10, 2026
Some 80 leaders from 12 Latin American countries exchanged experiences on the significant advances they are making in the bioeconomy and discussed, together with delegates from the United Kingdom, the policies, strategies and investments needed to translate the region’s comparative advantages into global leadership.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Brasilia
March 9, 2026
They discussed strategies designed to make agriculture more attractive to the new generations, highlighting the potential of technologies such as drones and precision agriculture for modernizing the sector and reducing the migration of young people from rural areas to the city. They also stressed the need to increase agricultural training and higher education programs.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Paramaribo, Surinam
March 6, 2026
Manicel Simon, a farmer, and Majorie Simon, secretary and spokesperson for the Haitian Farmers Cooperative of Suriname, were recognized as Leaders of Rurality for their work to integrate immigrants and help them obtain tools and apply new technologies.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
