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IICA Executive Committee endorses results of technical cooperation
Delegations of 14 countries asked the Institute to continue to provide support in the areas of agricultural innovation, adaptation to and mitigation of the effects of climate change, and food security.
IICA to participate in global conference on agricultural innovation
Six hundred researchers will gather next week in Uruguay to discuss ways to assist producers in accessing the real benefits of innovation in agriculture.
The road to the agricultural research summit: Agriculture in the Americas favorably positioned to meet the challenge of feeding the world
IICA delegation at world’s most important global meeting on agricultural innovation will stress urgency of strengthening agriculture through more robust national innovation systems.
Director General of IICA: “Research and innovation are essential to the new agricultural paradigm.”
Victor M. Villalobos made a call at GCARD2 for greater alliances, modernization of research entities and improvement in extension services in order to strengthen agriculture in the Americas.
IICA will promote greater attention to the rational use of natural resources in the agricultural sector
The results of GCARD2 were positive, with the strengthening of partnerships, recognition of the contribution of women to agriculture, and promotion of private participation in research, while some key issues had to be postponed, according to the Director General of IICA.
New FAO, ECLAC and IICA report provides in-depth study of agriculture and rural development in the region
Report analyzes land ownership in Latin America and the Caribbean and provides a sectoral study of agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forests, and rural well-being.