At the invitation of Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, will represent the agriculture and rural sectors of the Americas in one of the four main support mechanisms of the global meeting.
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The virtual training course will be available in Spanish and English on IICA’s e-learning platform during the first half of the year.
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In Brasilia, Delgado met with Tereza Cristina, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil, who described the partnership with IICA as “crucial” for Brazilian family farming and regional consensus-building.
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In a letter addressed to the President, Otero referred to the key role of international cooperation in mitigating and overcoming the hardships facing countries in the Americas, such as climate change and mass migration. Otero also underscored IICA’s joint work with the government, the private sector and universities in the United States.
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The initiative was launched by the IDB, IICA, the Government of Costa Rica and Microsoft, with a donation of 1.2 million dollars from the Special Fund for Poverty Reduction Program (JPO) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The partnership is aiming to develop an educational model that incorporates the needs of rural areas into the curriculum of rural schools and to heighten interest in agriculture-related professional careers.
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An IICA webinar on connectivity in Brazil analyzed the connectivity gaps brought to light by recent studies. Only half of this South American country’s rural population has internet access. A new law is aiming to drive investments.
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It was aired by 928 stations in more than 50 countries in 2020 and more than 1,150 new subscribers registered to its digital platforms.
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The Delegation of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Argentina published the book “Bioeconomy: A development strategy for Argentina in the 21st century”.
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Luis Basterra, Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, discussed connectivity and opportunities in rural areas with authorities from IICA, the IDB, Microsoft and the country’s telecommunication regulators.
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