San Jose, Costa Rica
May 12, 2025
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has announced the fourth edition of its Digital Agriculture Week (DAW), scheduled to take place from September 22 – 25 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The initiative aims to foster greater coordination among AgTech startups; public and private financial organizations, national research institutes, technology companies and public authorities, to fast-track the digital transformation of agrifood systems in the Americas.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
May 12, 2025
One hundred million small-scale farmers in the Americas, Africa and India will receive training in the fundamental principles of regenerative agriculture, through an extraordinary joint effort between Bayer and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Courses will be delivered in five languages, including Swahili and Hindi.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
May 9, 2025
Moreover, the Conference will include the official launch of IICA’s Agrobiobusiness and Investment Center – a new initiative to drive the creation and development of agricultural and bioeconomy business ventures.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
May 8, 2025
Strengthening small farmers’ organizations is key to enabling this sector to play a more prominent role in transforming agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean. This was one of the main takeaways of a meeting among family farming representatives, authorities and researchers from international organizations, professionals and policymakers, held at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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San José, Costa Rica
May 7, 2025
Akiesha and Ryan—proud parents of little Lyon—have embraced farming as a way of life, proudly calling themselves a rural couple.
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San José, Costa Rica
May 5, 2025
The presentation was made to more than 190 stakeholders in the banana production, marketing, and research sectors from 22 countries in the Americas and Europe, all of whom are on alert due to the spread of the Fusarium TR4 fungus.
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Ciudad de Panamá
April 30, 2025
The 17th International Gas & Energy Forum provided an opportunity for high-level debate, knowledge sharing, and the development of key initiatives for energy security and transition in Latin America and the rest of the world.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 28, 2025
The meeting continued a process that began last year in Brasilia, when a delegation of Argentine legislators visited the neighboring country’s capital to learn firsthand about the reforms that over recent decades made Brazil one of the world's leading food producers and exporters.
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São Paulo, Brazil
April 10, 2025
The Americas has the potential to become a global leader in supplying sustainable aviation fuels, although to do so, it will need to establish clear rules and to harmonize its sustainability criteria governing the raw materials used, ensuring that processes are certifiable and science-based.
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