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Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023: at IICA, ministers from the region will discuss the most urgent issues on the food security and agricultural sustainability agenda
The Conference of Ministers will include a meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), IICA’s highest governing body. The Board is made up of the 34 Member States of the Institute, an agency of the Inter-American System specializing in agricultural and rural development.
Experts convened by IICA and USDA share success stories in promoting a One Health approach in Latin America and the Caribbean
The approach aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.
Israel launches 21st Global Agricultural Technology Summit from IICA headquarters in Costa Rica, with a focus on food and water security
The Embassy of Israel in Costa Rica launched the summit from IICA headquarters, where the Institute presented its hemispheric initiative on Water and Agriculture.
Yessica Yana, an indigenous woman who operates a drone that makes agriculture in the Bolivian Altiplano more efficient, named a “Leader of Rurality” by IICA
Yana grew up in Villa Puni, a small community in the department of La Paz, on the shores of Lake Titicaca and more than 3800 meters above sea level. Most of the people who live there engage in fishing and the production of crops such as potatoes, quinoa, broad beans and barley, despite having to contend with the poor quality of soils in the area.
Argentine Ministry of Science and IICA launch a call for bioeconomy projects in technologies applied to agriculture from researchers in the Americas
Aimed at technologies applied to agriculture, the call for projects will be open until 6 October and will exclusively prioritize areas related to the development of biomaterials, waste biorefineries, bioenergies, bioinputs and bioventures.
The Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) celebrates 20 years as a strategic policy coordination forum for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
CAS is an organization through which its six member countries define priorities for the agricultural agenda and adopt positions on issues of regional interest, with a view to coordinating the development of agreed actions.