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IICA and CropLife renew partnership to promote technology transfer for the benefit of rural producers in the Americas
The agreement signed between the organizations covers the next four years, and will promote agricultural sustainability and biotechnology and biosafety actions.
IICA Goodwill Ambassador Rattan Lal ranked as the world’s number one scientist in the field of plant biology and agronomy for his academic work and advocacy of sustainable agriculture
Rattan Lal, a Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), is currently ranked as the world’s top specialist in plant biology and agronomy by a prestigious platform that provides information about the leading experts in a wide range of academic disciplines.
Faced with trade protectionism driven by environmental considerations, the Southern Cone should develop a common science-based vision that reflects the sustainability of its agricultural activities
Faced with trade protectionism driven by environmental considerations, the Southern Cone should develop a common science-based vision that provides metrics and data that reflect the sustainability of its agricultural production, said specialists, leaders of stakeholder organizations, producers, academics and officials from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile at an international symposium on food, energy, and climate change.
Two hundred government specialists and decisionmakers from 13 countries in the Americas complete biofuels course promoted by USGC, OLADE and IICA
“Liquid biofuels in the energy and climate transition: policymaking and new technologies” is one of the virtual training courses offered by the IICA Innovation and Bioeconomy Program. It was developed with support from the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE).
The ‘Bird flu’ threat and a functional emergency response plan
It is for this reason, that the IICA funded and organised a poultry industry stakeholder consultation for Avian Influenza (AI) preparedness and outbreak management at the Sugarcane Feeds Centre in Longdenville
Agriculture is the key sector for solving the environmental crisis, stated scientist Rattan Lal, IICA Goodwill Ambassador, at the G20
IICA was invited by the Brazilian presidency to participate in the G20 Global Initiative on Bioeconomy meetings that began this month. The mission of these meetings is to agree on High-Level Principles on Bioeconomy, which will be included in the Rio Declaration to be adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the end of the year.