November 16, 2020
The specialized organization will address the major global bioeconomy summit about experiences with bioeconomy public policies and businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean, to position the region as a trailblazer and leading player in an issue that is key to development.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
November 6, 2020
The EU’s Head of Regional Cooperation and the Director General of IICA agreed that the programs they are promoting to strengthen Central American food security should focus on digitization and make greater use of ICTs.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
November 2, 2020
Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in addressing a meeting of the Board of Directors of FONTAGRO, highlighted the transformative role that science and technology can play in agriculture, which is something that is embedded in the very DNA of the Institute.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 23, 2020
This was one of the ideas shared by Ted McKinney, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), during a webinar aimed at discussing the importance of livestock production and animal protein.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 20, 2020
The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020 will take place from 16 to 20 November.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 19, 2020
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and IICA carried out joint initiatives to strengthen knowledge on agriculture and sustainable development in the region.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 16, 2020
AgroArt (https://agroart.iica.int/), for its initial exhibit, contains 30 paintings by Gaby Grobo and Manuel Cancel of Argentina, Francisca Lohmann of Chile, Jorge Checo Blanco of the Dominican Republic, and Sila Estigarribia of Paraguay. It is the first museum to specifically showcase agriculture and rural life.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 16, 2020
The use of biofuels provides important benefits such as foreign currency savings and higher exports. With new paradigms in mobility, the aviation and maritime trade sectors are expecting to expand.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
October 15, 2020
In 17 of the 23 Latin American and Caribbean countries analyzed, the number of women who report owning a mobile phone is lower compared to men. The greater the gender gap with respect to mobile phone ownership, the lower women’s participation in the workforce. Rural women are the least connected group.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
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