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March 22, 2021

IICA/FITT Launch Online Training Courses to Strengthen LAC Agri-Food Exporter Capacity

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March 19, 2021

Despite the obstacles posed by the pandemic in Latin America, 125 coffee experts received virtual training through the International Diploma in Innovative Coffee Growing program.

The purpose of the course was to provide state-of-the-art information on good practices for the management of coffee cultivation within the new scenarios faced by families involved in this activity.

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March 17, 2021

Pandemic puts food policies center stage, strengthens Mercosur’s presence on the global scene

The “Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” seminar was organized to mark Mercosur’s 30th anniversary and highlighted the central role of its member countries in addressing the issue of global food security and nutrition. The body is currently chaired by Argentina.

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March 16, 2021

Chelston Brathwaite launches “Memories of China”: a book that sheds light on the role of this Asian country in the 21st century

Brathwaite—the IICA Director General from 2002 and 2010—who later served as Ambassador to China for his country, Barbados, provides an essential view of the economic rise of the Popular Republic of China from a perspective that is at once Caribbean and universal.

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February 24, 2021

Closing the digital divide in rural areas will demand increased training and technological solutions adapted to agriculture

Involving developers, agricultural producers and governments in advancing universal access to digital solutions will arm rural communities with the new technologies and improve their quality of life.

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February 23, 2021

Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture, Luis Basterra, calls for urgent global debate on payment for environmental services

During an interview with the program Agro América, broadcast by Brazilian TV channel AgroMais, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina underscored the need to discuss how to provide economic support for the conservation of ecosystems such as the Amazon or the Gran Chaco Americano.

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February 19, 2021

Bridging the digital divide in Latin America and the Caribbean requires public policies aimed at expanding capabilities and infrastructure in rural areas

During a forum organized by IICA, public and private sector representatives agreed that efforts must be geared towards establishing national regulations to ensure that more rural areas have full connectivity at a lower cost.

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February 17, 2021

Experts call for coordinated actions to contain the pandemic threatening bananas

Bananas are the fourth most produced food crop in the world after wheat, rice and corn, and the fifth most consumed unprocessed crop on the planet.

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February 16, 2021

Bananas: a key crop for food security that is under threat

A banana “pandemic” caused by the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of the Fusarium fungus is devastating the crop in several countries. Coordinated public-private efforts are needed to generate knowledge and build capacities to contain the disease.

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