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On International Women’s Day, IICA launches virtual entrepreneurship course for rural women
Registration will begin on March 8, and 45 women from Andean countries will be selected to participate in the training course as of March 22.IICA launches second edition of Digital Agriculture Week with special invitation to AgTechs in Latin America and the Caribbean
The event will be held from 29 May to 1 June with a hybrid format. The Institute’s initiative is supported by Microsoft, Bayer, The Yield Lab, IFAD and CAF.IICA recognizes the work of the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, Víctor Villalobos, and highlights the country’s key contribution to global food security
Around 5.4 million people are employed in Mexico’s agricultural sector and 145 million hectares are dedicated to agriculture and livestock.Science and innovation are pillars for transforming agriculture and resolving the crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, stated specialists at a regional conference of agricultural engineers
The event was part of the 2023 APIA Conference Series and was organized together with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). This online conference was followed by over one hundred agricultural engineers and other professionals from 23 countries in the region.With its new State Agri-food Policy, Panama seeks to transform its economy to incorporate food production as a driving force for growth and development and to safeguard its future, Minister Salcedo claims
These were the words of Carlos Augusto Salcedo, the Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs of the President’s Office of Panama, who gave an interview on the Agro América program broadcast by the Brazilian TV channel AgroMais.Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) launches virtual platform on climate adaptation and risks with support from IICA
The platform is an online support system for climate-resilient decision making for projects carried out in Caribbean countries.