May 12, 2023
The meeting presented data indicating that investment in innovation and new technologies to address climate change and global hunger is consistently increasing, through the urgent adaptation of agrifood production.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 11, 2023
This was the main conclusion of a debate among ministers of Agriculture, private sector representatives and researchers at the Aim for Climate (Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate) Summit – a joint initiative of the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The latter will host this year’s COP28 meeting, with a mission to increase investments in climate smart agriculture and agrifood system innovation.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 10, 2023
The IICA Director General reported that during a side meeting of the AIM for Climate (Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate) Summit—a joint initiative of the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates—Otero and Goldfajn had an extensive discussion, addressing issues in their common and overlapping agenda.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 8, 2023
Hershey is the first woman to have been appointed to her current position as Chair of Dairy Management Inc., the association of United States dairy farmers that has spearheaded a promotional, research and educational program on the sector to encourage greater milk consumption in the country. It is funded by farmers and the industry.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 8, 2023
In Costa Rica, IICA, CGIAR and the World Bank hosted a dialogue among regional agricultural innovation initiatives, national innovation systems of the Americas and other private sector stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance research and knowledge transfer to producers throughout the hemisphere.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 5, 2023
At the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, participants discussed avenues for funding that countries in the region should explore to build a knowledge-intensive agriculture sector.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 5, 2023
More than 100 specialists have come together for this event - the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, including representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR (a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to transforming food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis), the World Bank, FAO, IICA and other international organizations.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 4, 2023
Los embajadores y embajadoras, encargados de negocios y ministros consejeros del Grupo de países de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC), Estados Unidos, Canadá y España se reunieron con el Director General del IICA y apoyaron la iniciativa del IICA de conformar una alianza continental para la seguridad alimentaria y el desarrollo sostenible, apoyada en la condición de la región como mayor productora global de alimentos y potencia de la biodiversidad.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
May 3, 2023
Already existing farmer organizations in various regions of the Americas could provide a starting point for a hemispheric network, bearing in mind the challenges and opportunities that are common to all.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
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