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March 11, 2021

“Rural Chronicles”: the latest exhibition in AgroArt, IICA’s Virtual Art Museum

It features photographs by Mexican artist Amaury Barrera and Brazilian photographer Cecilia Duarte, which form part of the TLAOLI and “Soul of Rurality” exhibitions, respectively.

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March 10, 2021

Regenerative agriculture: you can produce food while also contributing to environmental health

Scientist, Ohio State University professor and IICA Goodwill Ambassador, Rattan Lal, delivered an address on regenerative agriculture to Latin American and Caribbean farmers.

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March 9, 2021

INNOVA AF will support knowledge exchange among producers to improve the quality of life of rural families in Colombia.

The program includes a Rural School for Ecological Restoration, which will provide growers with knowledge and information on ecological restoration and community-based water management.

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March 8, 2021

Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture underscores the importance of digital inclusion as a priority for agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean

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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March 8, 2021

Digital literacy: Key tools for transforming life and work in rural areas

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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March 5, 2021

The path towards sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America and the Caribbean

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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March 4, 2021

IICA, with the support of the IDB and Microsoft, will launch a study on the development of digital skills in rural areas

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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March 3, 2021

IFAD launches the Second Edition of the Rural Youth Innovation Award in Latin America and the Caribbean with the collaboration of IICA.

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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February 27, 2021

The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Food Systems Summit underscores the role of Latin America and the Caribbean at the global event

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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