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Equip farmers with more digital skills to enhance technology use in food production, say experts at a presentation in Chile of a rural connectivity study for Latin America and the Caribbean

The rural connectivity study is a continuation of and update to the first study on this issue, which IICA and its partners undertook in 2020. That study revealed that 77 million people had no access to quality internet services.

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Bernarda Salazar, beekeeper from Ñuble, and Paulina Carrasco, milk producer from the Los Ríos Region, were distinguished as "Rural Leaders" of the Americas by the IICA, recognition given in Chile by Manuel Otero, Director General of the Institute. Along with them, Alfredo Carrasco, vegetable producer and leader of FarmHability, Leader of the Chilean Rurality distinguished in 2021.

IICA names Bernarda Salazar and Paulina Carrasco, rural Chileans with a passion for food production, as Leaders of Rurality of the Americasentos, reciben premio del IICA como Líderes de la Ruralidad de las Américas

The Leaders of Rurality award pays tribute to those who are playing a unique dual role: guaranteeing food and nutrition security, by producing under all circumstances, as well as protecting the biodiversity of the planet. It also emphasizes their capacity to be positive role models in rural areas of the region.

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At an international conference in Chile, with IICA in attendance, ministers stressed the agriculture sector’s commitment to increased food production and sustainability

Chilean president Gabriel Boric gave his support to the meeting, which sought to position agriculture as a relevant sector to offer innovative solutions for the climate crisis.

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IICA Director General joins international experts at the Global Future Council, aiming to foster the promotion of innovative ideas to guarantee food and water security

The Global Future Council is a network of experts from academia, government, international organizations, business, media and civil society. Membership is for a two-year period and is by invitation only, with members collaborating to identify and disseminate innovative ideas with the potential to create a global impact. 

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The purpose of the meeting is to position agriculture as an important sector in providing innovative solutions to the climate crisis.

Ministers of agriculture to meet in Chile to promote the sector’s role in mitigating climate change, with the participation of IICA

The two-day meeting will serve to promote a high-level dialogue regarding global perspectives on decreasing methane emissions and low-emission food systems.

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Aviation industry underscores the need for public policies to guarantee investments and enable agriculture in the Americas to achieve its potential for biofuel production

This was one of the ideas expressed by the CEO of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), José Ricardo Botelho, at the Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Summit held at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica.

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The virtual forum stressed the leading role of agriculture in addressing the challenges of climate change.

On the road to COP28, the countries of the Americas are increasing the implementation of measures to mitigate and adapt agriculture to climate change, say specialists at IICA forum

IICA held a new online meeting with experts and authorities on agriculture and environment in the Americas to analyze with member countries how regional agriculture can play an active role in climate change solutions in the context of global negotiations.

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In Washington, Director General of IICA and USDA agree to support participation of the agriculture sector in climate negotiations

Under Secretary Taylor and Otero also touched on the subject of gender and the Director General invited Taylor to the Forum of Female Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, which will meet again this year.

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The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou (wearing the light blue jacket), participated in the meeting of CAS ministers and secretaries held in Colonia del Sacramento. It is the first time that the president of one of the nations represented on the Council has participated in a meeting of the body. Seated next to him is Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay.

The Ministers of Agriculture of Mercosur, Chile and Bolivia, accompanied by the President of Uruguay, have urged rich nations to fulfill their assistance commitments because of the brutal drought that has affected food production

The ministers and secretaries of agriculture of the member countries pledged to continue promoting the development of sustainable practices and technologies and, in particular, to disseminate already existing, effective regional technologies that make production systems more resilient and facilitate adaptation to climate-related challenges.

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