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IICA stresses the importance of repositioning science, technology and development to transform agriculture in the Americas
Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in addressing a meeting of the Board of Directors of FONTAGRO, highlighted the transformative role that science and technology can play in agriculture, which is something that is embedded in the very DNA of the Institute.
IICA will represent Latin America and the Caribbean at the major global event on the bioeconomy
The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020 will take place from 16 to 20 November.
“Cases of acute child malnutrition have skyrocketed”: Covid-19 is compounding the precarious situation of Trifinio residents
Héctor Alonso Aguirre, General Manager of the Mancomunidad Trinacional Fronteriza del Río Lempa (MTFRL), a cross-border association of municipalities, outlines the situation in the region. He explains how a joint initiative—European Union (EU)/ Central American Integration System (SICA)/ Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)—can help.
At least 77 million rural inhabitants in Latin America and the Caribbean have no access to high-quality internet services
IICA-BID-MICROSOFT DOCUMENT “RURAL CONNECTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – A BRIDGE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN TIMES OF THE PANDEMIC” The study focused on 24 countries throughout all of Latin America and the Caribbean. Average rural connectivity is approximately half of connectivity levels in urban areas. Limitations in available information about the status of rural connectivity and obsolete regulatory frameworks have hindered the implementation of policies to accelerate rural digital inclusion.
UNITAR and IICA join forces to develop capacities in Latin America and the Caribbean
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and IICA carried out joint initiatives to strengthen knowledge on agriculture and sustainable development in the region.
Governments and international organizations push for powerful pro-connectivity agenda for rural women
This was on the occasion of the commemoration of International Day of Rural Women, organized by IICA, with the support and participation of the IDB, IFAD and the ministers of Agriculture of Barbados and Brazil.