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.
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October 7, 2020
The publication includes relevant characteristics of 24 trees and 6 palms that have been designated as national symbols in different countries of the Americas.
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October 7, 2020
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), represented by its Director General, Manuel Otero, and the Ministry of Foreign and Religious Affairs, through the Minister, Rodolfo Solano, renewed their general technical cooperation agreement.
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October 7, 2020
IICA has been headquartered in Costa Rica since it was established on 7 October 1942 and it operates through its 34 Delegations in the Americas and a Permanent Office in Spain.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
October 5, 2020
The two agencies have agreed on some strategic areas of cooperation including productivity and competitiveness of the agri-food and agro-tourism sectors; territorial development and rural well-being; agriculture, climate change and natural resource management; food and nutrition security, youth and women’s use and control of agricultural assets and technological innovation in agriculture.
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September 30, 2020
Brazil, Grenada, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago have introduced initiatives to maintain trade and food safety at the national and regional levels.
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September 29, 2020
Available on the website agroycultura.iica.int, which displays paintings that embody different realities of agriculture and rurality in the Americas.
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September 28, 2020
An IICA-organized forum discussed best practices in these three countries to provide funding for the agriculture and rural sector - a sector that will be a mainstay for post-pandemic recovery.
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September 24, 2020
The organizations signed a cooperation agreement to pursue actions in the areas of productivity, competitiveness, agricultural health and food safety, animal health, environmental sustainability and technological innovation, to benefit the agriculture and livestock sector of the Americas.
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