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  • Professional technical schools in Costa Rica receive advanced technology to enhance agricultural and livestock education

    More than 1,600 students benefited from the project "Relevance of Secondary Education in Science and the Environment in Rural Agricultural Communities of Costa Rica”.
  • Professional technical schools in Costa Rica receive advanced technology to enhance agricultural and livestock education

    More than 1,600 students benefited from the project "Relevance of Secondary Education in Science and the Environment in Rural Agricultural Communities of Costa Rica”.
  • IICA, Bayer, Microsoft, and GSMA, along with the Prime Minister of Barbados and the Secretary of Agriculture of Honduras, presented a report that calls for the expansion of connectivity in rural areas and the development of digital skills among family far

    Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; Laura Suazo, Secretary of Agriculture of Honduras; Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Alejandra Castro, Vice President of International Affairs and Sustainability Strategy at Bayer; Lucas Gallitto, Director for Latin America at GSMA; Jorge Werthein, Special Advisor to the IICA Director General; Sandra Ziegler, IICA Specialist in Connectivity and Education and author of the study; Trigidia Jiménez, Bolivian Leader of Rurality recognized by IICA; Nancy Andrea Moreno Lozano, Head of the Directorate of Rural Women at Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; and María Eduarda de Lima Vasconcelos, a 25-year-old rural woman and General Coordinator of Rural Youth at Brazil’s Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming.
  • At meeting of G20 energy ministers, experts highlight Latin America’s role in global decarbonization through biofuels

    The meeting made it possible to introduce the issue of biofuels as a key element of the energy transition, within the framework of the G20, regarded as the largest global forum for international cooperation, whose Summit of Heads of State and Government will be held on November 18 and 19 in Rio de Janeiro.
  • World Food Programme (WFP) and IICA to develop joint actions in Haiti, Central America, and the Caribbean, prioritizing collaboration in the area of school meals

    This was agreed upon in Rome by WFP Deputy Executive Director, Valerie Guarnieri, and IICA Director General, Manuel Otero.
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    Heads of IFAD and IICA discuss with Latin American and Caribbean ambassadors in Rome agenda for boosting impact of joint efforts and strengthening resilience of rural communities

    IFAD President Alvaro Lario and IICA Director General Manuel Otero reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening rural communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. They ratified their commitment in Rome, during a roundtable with ambassadors from the LAC region.