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  • NASA Harvest and IICA enhance capacities for the use of technological tools that will improve agricultural statistics and the monitoring of climate impacts in the countries of the Americas

    The organizations trained ministry of agriculture officials from Latin American and Caribbean nations in the use of tools based on free-access satellite data designed to facilitate decision-making on food security and agricultural resilience in the region.
  • NASA Harvest and IICA enhance capacities for the use of technological tools that will improve agricultural statistics and the monitoring of climate impacts in the countries of the Americas

    The organizations trained ministry of agriculture officials from Latin American and Caribbean nations in the use of tools based on free-access satellite data designed to facilitate decision-making on food security and agricultural resilience in the region.
  • At FONTAGRO commemoration and other high-level meetings in Spain, IICA Director General highlights the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security

    During a visit to the Spanish capital, Otero also met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) of Spain, Luis Planas, as part of a series of high-level bilateral meetings in which he reaffirmed the key role of Latin America and the Caribbean for global food security and its commitment to transforming agrifood systems to foster a more productive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture sector together with farmers.
  • Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food and Álvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the workshop.

    The Canadian Government, IFAD and IICA are warning that the climate crisis makes greater funding for science and innovation in agriculture critical to guarantee global food security

    The event sought to promote family farming and climate-resilient production in the Americas, stressing that progress in achieving zero hunger will depend on placing the focus on family farmers, who are the sector most vulnerable to climate change.
  • Microsoft and IICA launch Minecraft-based technology challenge for high school students in Costa Rica

    Registration is already open for the challenge, which seeks to foster digital and soft skills development among young people for application in agriculture.
  • Microsoft and IICA launch Minecraft-based technology challenge for high school students in Costa Rica

    Registration is already open for the challenge, which seeks to foster digital and soft skills development among young people for application in agriculture.