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Argentina and IICA join forces to cooperate with Haiti
They will work together to relaunch INTA’s Pro Huerta Program, which was implemented successfully between 2006 and 2015. With the participation of IICA specialists, the two institutions aim to improve the food security situation in the Caribbean country.
Brazilian Fernando Camargo takes office as IICA’s new Representative in Argentina, at a ceremony attended by two ministers
In this new position, Camargo will seek to strengthen Mercosur’s agricultural agenda and integration between Argentina and Brazil, South America’s top two food producers. Camargo, who holds degrees in Law and Public Administration, as well as a Master’s in Business Management, has extensive experience in the public sector, particularly in agricultural matters.
Five thousand students from Argentine agrotechnical schools to be trained in digital technologies through Agroedutec, a program promoted by the Argentine government and developed by IICA in collaboration with Microsoft, Bayer and the World Bank
The initiative seeks to develop digital skills in young people in order to carry out projects tied to the different productive environments of each area of the country. During the first phase, the program will benefit high school juniors and seniors in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Tucumán.
IICA study maintains that Argentina’s Córdoba province has the potential to expand biofuel production, as a catalyst for economic, social and environmental development
The document, which was in the form of a book, was officially presented to Governor Juan Shciaretti at a public event in the city of Alta Gracia, in the presence of authorities, legislators, chamber representatives, private sector production entities and academics.
The province of Jujuy, the Embassy of Costa Rica in Argentina and IICA advance work on shared projects for climate change mitigation and adaptation
A meeting to coordinate the shared work took place during a visit of the Ambassador of Costa Rica to Argentina, Ginette Campos Rojas, in the northern province of Jujuy, accompanied by representatives of IICA in Argentina.
Bioeconomy, sustainability, digital connectivity, science and technology: the pillars of the agenda shared by IICA and high-level authorities of Argentina
Sergio Massa, President of the Chamber of Deputies; Daniel Filmus, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation; and Juan Cabandié, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, welcomed the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, who visited Argentina, a global leader in agricultural production and technologies, with the goal of strengthening joint work with the country.