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Panelists at a joint United States-United Arab Emirates global summit maintain that female empowerment benefits rural communities and economies
This was the main conclusion of a debate among ministers of Agriculture, private sector representatives and researchers at the Aim for Climate (Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate) Summit – a joint initiative of the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The latter will host this year’s COP28 meeting, with a mission to increase investments in climate smart agriculture and agrifood system innovation.
Manuel Otero and Ilan Goldfajn point out the complementarities of IICA and the IDB and define joint institutional work agenda
The IICA Director General reported that during a side meeting of the AIM for Climate (Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate) Summit—a joint initiative of the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates—Otero and Goldfajn had an extensive discussion, addressing issues in their common and overlapping agenda.
Investments to strengthen innovation and climate smart agriculture are on the rise worldwide, according to a joint US - UAE conference attended by IICA
The three-day AIM for Climate Summit has attracted public policymakers, industry leaders, producers, civil society representatives, scientists and researchers from across the world. The aim is to accelerate the implementation of innovations to guarantee food and nutrition security. Close to 50 governments from across the world are participating in the initiative.
IICA strengthens linkages with regional innovation mechanisms to accelerate agrifood system transformation in the Americas
In Costa Rica, IICA, CGIAR and the World Bank hosted a dialogue among regional agricultural innovation initiatives, national innovation systems of the Americas and other private sector stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance research and knowledge transfer to producers throughout the hemisphere.
Marilyn Hershey, a rural leader who strives to be a voice for U.S. dairy farmers, is named IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas
Hershey is the first woman to have been appointed to her current position as Chair of Dairy Management Inc., the association of United States dairy farmers that has spearheaded a promotional, research and educational program on the sector to encourage greater milk consumption in the country. It is funded by farmers and the industry.
Science, technology and innovation is the cornerstone of agrifood system transformation, say international experts and authorities, attending a meeting at IICA Headquarters
More than 100 specialists have come together for this event - the Regional Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean, including representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR (a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to transforming food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis), the World Bank, FAO, IICA and other international organizations.