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President of U.S. Grains Council and Director General of IICA highlight the importance of the bioeconomy and biofuels for agricultural and economic development in the Americas
In a discussion that took place during a regional seminar entitled “Growing Energy” organized by the two organizations in San José, Costa Rica.At IICA, authorities and energy sector experts from Central America, convened by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), analyzed the future of biofuels and their role in the decarbonization of transportation
At the "Cultivating Energy" seminar, organized by the U.S. Grains Council and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), these organizations signed an agreement to promote technical cooperation in the field of biofuels.“The level of integration that the ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) have achieved marks a historic milestone for our countries,” said Fernando Mattos in reviewing his experience as President pro tempore
Mattos observed that agriculture, which usually is not included in the discussions at the highest political level, is now high on the international agenda, thanks to Brazil’s Presidency of the G20 during 2024 and the holding of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belem do Pará in 2025.IICA selects 16 AgTechs from 14 countries across the Americas to participate in-person at the 2024 Digital Agriculture Week
The winners were chosen from a group of 152 AgTechs across 21 countries that applied following a call for submissions launched by the Institute for the event, which will take place at the end of September in Costa Rica.IICA strengthens internship program that promotes the professional development of young people across the Americas
In a discussion with the 2024 generation of interns, the Director General of the Institute, Manuel Otero, highlighted the extraordinary professional and personal opportunities offered by the program and committed to further strengthening it in the next year and a half of his tenure.IICA strengthens internship program that promotes the professional development of young people across the Americas
In a discussion with the 2024 generation of interns, the Director General of the Institute, Manuel Otero, highlighted the extraordinary professional and personal opportunities offered by the program and committed to further strengthening it in the next year and a half of his tenure.