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June 27, 2023

IICA will award three tuition scholarships for the Digital Agri Master’s program at the University of Cordoba in Spain

Interested candidates should first request admission to the program on the website of the Regional Government of Anadalusia (Spain) and then send an email to digitalagri@uco.es, from 6 to 10 July 2023, indicating their interest in and availability to pursue the specialization program, which will be delivered in face-to-face mode.

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June 20, 2023

AgroEnlace, IICA’s award-winning program, celebrates 18 years as an information resource for small and medium-scale producers in the Americas

Available across all major digital platforms, the radio program has been re-aired by 2,341 radio stations in 50 countries since 2016. It is available for free download on the web, SoundCloud, Spotify and WhatsApp, as well as via email. 

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June 13, 2023

Experts from a Master’s program spearheaded by Spain’s University of Cordoba and IICA insist that further digital transformation of the agrifood system will hinge on greater inclusion of small- and medium-scale farmers  

Researchers from the Master’s program shared their knowledge with farmers, professionals and students of Costa Rica, in an exchange session organized by AECID, the Institute of Technology of Costa Rica and IICA.

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June 9, 2023

IICA-supported cooperative program highlights its contributions to agricultural research and knowledge exchange between Canada, the United States, Mexico and the rest of the Americas

At an event in Mexico, authorities and technical officers of the Cooperative Program in Research and Technology for the Northern Region (PROCINORTE) outlined its achievements in animal and plant health, genetic resources, climate change, soils and water.

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June 8, 2023

NASA Harvest and IICA enhance capacities for the use of technological tools that will improve agricultural statistics and the monitoring of climate impacts in the countries of the Americas

The organizations trained ministry of agriculture officials from Latin American and Caribbean nations in the use of tools based on free-access satellite data designed to facilitate decision-making on food security and agricultural resilience in the region.

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June 7, 2023

At FONTAGRO commemoration and other high-level meetings in Spain, IICA Director General highlights the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security

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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June 7, 2023

El Salvador team conducts technical mission to Argentina, aiming to promote best practices among dairy small farmers, under a South-South Cooperation project coordinated by IICA

The Salvadorian technical mission to Argentina will involve visits to small dairy farmers that have organized themselves into cooperatives in Misiones, a province in northern Argentina.

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June 5, 2023

Microsoft and IICA launch Minecraft-based technology challenge for high school students in Costa Rica

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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June 1, 2023

IICA attends massive congress of corn and sorghum farmers in Argentina, where farmers are hailing the bioeconomy as an extraordinary opportunity for development  

Approximately 2,000 persons attended the event, including producers, researchers and various stakeholders from the agrifood value chain.

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