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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.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.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.Public health and animal and plant health specialists highlight need for increased inter-institutional collaboration, comprehensive policies, and information sharing among countries to strengthen the implementation of the One Health approach in the Americ
The incorporation of producers and rural communities is key to the drafting of actions designed to simultaneously protect human, animal and environmental health, according to IICA Director General Manuel Otero and specialists taking part in a meeting organized by the Institute and the USDA.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.