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Bananas: a key crop for food security that is under threat
A banana “pandemic” caused by the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of the Fusarium fungus is devastating the crop in several countries. Coordinated public-private efforts are needed to generate knowledge and build capacities to contain the disease.
Latin America and the Caribbean urged to let its voice be heard at the UN Food Systems Summit
Joachim von Braun, President of the Scientific Group for the UN Summit, issued this appeal during a meeting of IICA’s Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas.
International technology and agricultural leaders will analyze strategies to bridge the rural digital divide in the Americas
IICA has invited high-level public authorities, academics and private sector representatives to come together to assess how to create a roadmap for the full connectivity of rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Rattan Lal ranked by Stanford University researchers as the world’s top scientist in the field of Agriculture and Agronomy
Rattan Lal has been ranked #111 among the 100,000 most productive scientists in the world, according to a specialized publication. Lal leads the “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative launched by IICA.
Central American ministers of agriculture endorse IICA’s push for regional dialogue on food systems
This took place at a meeting of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), whose President Pro Tempore is Renato Alvarado, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica.
Living soils: a key resource for agricultural sustainability in the Americas
Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate and IICA Goodwill Ambassador, underscored the relationship between soil quality and the sustainability of Latin America’s position as one of the major global food producers and exporters.