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The Americas are on track to become the main provider of sustainable aviation fuels, experts claim at the International Air Transport Association symposium
The Americas, through agriculture and biofuels, will be the main provider of abundant, affordable, and sustainable raw materials for SAF production, a key tool for decarbonizing the sector.Brazil and IICA mourn the loss of Gertjan Beekman, one of the world’s leading experts on water resources management
A visionary, kind man who saw people for more than just their job titles. That is how engineer Gertjan Berndt Beekman, one of the world’s leading experts in water resources management, will be remembered by his friends and colleagues at the Delegation of the IICA in Brasilia, the city where he passed away at the age of 74 and where he was involved in important, innovative projects from 1995 to 2022.More than 90 professionals from various Latin American countries were trained in biodigestion technologies in a course organized by IICA and its partners
Decision-makers and professionals from the agri-food sector learned, among other topics, how to manage organic farm waste to convert it into raw material for energy generation.Nearly 1,600 rural women will be trained to address the climate crisis by the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay in collaboration with IICA
The course "Climate Change and Green Recovery for Rural Women," was presented in Montevideo during Expo Prado, Uruguay's largest annual agricultural fair, and will have four editions. The training content was jointly developed by the Ministry and IICA.Columbia University and IICA, along with international leaders and the President of Guyana, are building a narrative to explain to the world the strategic role of agriculture in Latin America
The goal of the joint work is to strengthen the agri-food systems in the region as providers of solutions in a global scenario of a growing population, political conflicts, and climate crises. The debate took place at Columbia University’s Forum, a venue for events that often shape the international public debate agenda.The Ministry of Agriculture of Costa Rica and IICA define a roadmap to implement digital and precision agriculture solutions to benefit small Costa Rican producers
The action guide developed by 20 technicians and specialists will promote the adoption of advanced digital agriculture technologies to reduce the technological gap and improve the sustainability and productivity of the country's small producers.