Youngsters from the Colegio Agropecuario de San Carlos have won the competition, which was aimed at Costa Rican high school students. More than 100 youth from across the country participated.
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Castañeda visited the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture in Costa Rica, where he was interviewed by AgroAmerica, a program broadcast on Brazil’s Agro+ television channel.
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The province has a longstanding tradition producing yerba mate, a plant species that has given rise to an industry of great economic and social importance, as a source of income for thousands of family farmers.
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At an in-person event at IICA Headquarters in San Jose, the members of the five finalist teams will present their proposed solutions to real agricultural problems, developed using the Minecraft Education technological platform.
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CAF’s 2023 Economy and Development Report (EDR) emphasizes three main ideas: the importance of adaptation, the need to contribute to global mitigation, and the urgent need to preserve natural capital as a key factor for development in the Americas.
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The speakers were Álvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture of Guyana; Christopher Neale, Director of Research at the University of Nebraska’s Daugherty Water for Food Institute; and Fernando Schwanke, IICA Project Director. Margaret Ziegler, IICA Representative in the United States, introduced the panel members and moderated the discussion.
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This occurred during three days of work in which they exchanged experiences on the progress made in agriculture in both countries in favor of greater sustainability.
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In addition to discussing new diversified farming models with Vilsack, Otero informed the U.S. Secretary of IICA’s work related to rural development and building climate resilience alongside farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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San José, Costa Rica
October 24, 2023
The officials are pursuing an online program on Agricultural Trade Policy for the SICA region, developed by SIECA, SECAC, IICA and the FAO.
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