February 27, 2021
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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February 26, 2021
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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February 24, 2021
Involving developers, agricultural producers and governments in advancing universal access to digital solutions will arm rural communities with the new technologies and improve their quality of life.
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February 23, 2021
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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February 19, 2021
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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February 17, 2021
During a forum organized by IICA, ministers, regulators and private sector representatives emphasized the importance of laying the groundwork for a digital agricultural revolution in order to guarantee a better quality of life in the countryside.
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February 17, 2021
Bananas are the fourth most produced food crop in the world after wheat, rice and corn, and the fifth most consumed unprocessed crop on the planet.
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February 16, 2021
A banana “pandemic” caused by the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of the Fusarium fungus is devastating the crop in several countries. Coordinated public-private efforts are needed to generate knowledge and build capacities to contain the disease.
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February 15, 2021
IICA has invited high-level public authorities, academics and private sector representatives to come together to assess how to create a roadmap for the full connectivity of rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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