Minister Zulfikar Mustapha stated this during an event held by IICA, during which a study on digital skills in rural areas was presented, and where he highlighted the role of this hemispheric organization in reducing the digital divide in rural areas.
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The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in collaboration with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Microsoft joined with Brazilian and Guyanese authorities to release the study “Digital Literacy in Rural Areas: An Indispensable Condition to Bridge the Divide in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
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According to a study by different international organizations, involving a review of 18,000 academic publications, positive results on their farms and in the environment are what motivates farmers, in the long-term, to adopt sustainable practices.
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The study, which reveals that limited digital skills pose as great a problem as the lack of connectivity, will be launched on March 8, in the presence of high level authorities of the Americas.
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The event featured the participation of the Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica, Paola Vega; the Vice-Minister of Agriculture of Costa Rica, Laura Pacheco Ovares; IFAD's Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Rossana Polastri; and the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, as well as other authorities of the International Fund.
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At the invitation of the IICA Director General, Agnes Kalibata—former Minister of Agriculture of Rwanda, who has now been tasked with leading the UN global meeting to transform food systems—spoke with editors and senior journalist from 10 countries
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The program was presented during the closing session of a series of forums on bridging the digital divide, organized by IICA, during which the different elements of a joint roadmap was defined to expedite the inclusion process.
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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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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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