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Leaders of Rurality of the Americas recognized by IICA were received at the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile
IICA launched the Leaders of Rurality of the Americas initiative in 2021 to recognize and give visibility to those who, through their daily work, fulfill a dual, irreplaceable role: being guarantors of food and nutritional security while also safeguarding the planet's biodiversity.
Farmers in the Maule region of Chile trust in bioinputs to improve their production
The initiative is supported by the Hemispheric Bioinputs Platform, in which IICA is heavily involved.
IICA launches five scholarships for Latin American students for the Digital Agri master’s degree course offered by the University of Córdoba in Spain
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is to award five tuition scholarships to young people from Latin American countries under 30 years of age for the master’s degree course in the digital transformation of the agrifood and forestry sector, known as Digital Agri, offered by the University of Córdoba (UCO) in Spain.
IICA Goodwill Ambassador Rattan Lal ranked as the world’s number one scientist in the field of plant biology and agronomy for his academic work and advocacy of sustainable agriculture
Rattan Lal, a Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), is currently ranked as the world’s top specialist in plant biology and agronomy by a prestigious platform that provides information about the leading experts in a wide range of academic disciplines.
Two hundred government specialists and decisionmakers from 13 countries in the Americas complete biofuels course promoted by USGC, OLADE and IICA
“Liquid biofuels in the energy and climate transition: policymaking and new technologies” is one of the virtual training courses offered by the IICA Innovation and Bioeconomy Program. It was developed with support from the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE).
Agriculture is the key sector for solving the environmental crisis, stated scientist Rattan Lal, IICA Goodwill Ambassador, at the G20
IICA was invited by the Brazilian presidency to participate in the G20 Global Initiative on Bioeconomy meetings that began this month. The mission of these meetings is to agree on High-Level Principles on Bioeconomy, which will be included in the Rio Declaration to be adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the end of the year.