School feeding programs in Belize are using a more holistic and integrated approach of establishing gardens to produce fruits and vegetables to supply to the kitchen for consumption by the schoolchildren. It is in this context that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture along with the Horticulture unit of the Ministry of Agriculture are working together on establishing a school garden at one of the primary schools in the city of Belmopan.
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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.
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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.
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Brasilia
March 6, 2026
At a meeting of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS), the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Muhammad Ibrahim, presented details of the progress that has been made in drafting the 2026-2030 Medium-term Plan (MTP), the roadmap for his term of office as the head of the specialized agency for agricultural and rural development. The ministers who make up the Council then proposed other areas that should be included as priorities for work.
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