This 8th of June, the latest event of this kind, entitled “Chicas a Volar”—or in English, “Girls Let’s Fly”—was held on place in Puntarenas, the major city on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.
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During a visit to the Spanish capital, Otero also met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) of Spain, Luis Planas, as part of a series of high-level bilateral meetings in which he reaffirmed the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security and its commitment to transforming agrifood systems to foster a more productive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture sector together with farmers.
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Registration is already open for the challenge, which seeks to foster digital and soft skills development among young people for application in agriculture.
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As part of its strategy, IICA sought to become a carbon neutral organization, recognized by the Costa Rican Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MINAE), in line with global climate action targets and based on the values of sustainability and environmental responsibility.
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This was one of the conclusions of representatives from Microsoft, Bayer and French firm Veolia who participated in a roundtable discussion aimed at sharing ideas for dynamic and inclusive digitalization in the sector, during Digital Agriculture Week at IICA Headquarters.
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CAF, IFAD and IDB Lab, as well as the funds Innogen Capital, Cube Ventures, Agcenter and The Yield Lab, reviewed the factors that can provide technology companies focused on the agriculture sector with greater access to funding opportunities.
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Approximately 2,000 persons attended the event, including producers, researchers and various stakeholders from the agrifood value chain.
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During the panel discussion on “Agrifood Digitization: Initiatives and public policies in countries in the Americas,” which took place during the second edition of Digital Agriculture Week, representatives of various governments gave details of the programs they are implementing across the continent.
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Digital Agriculture Week is a discussion forum, but even more so a forum for collective action, aiming to spur dynamic and inclusive agrifood digitalization. It is part of a series of activities on priority areas in agrifood system transformation, which IICA is promoting to create a hemispheric partnership for food security and sustainable development.
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