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Female technology rally at IICA Headquarters strengthened the businesses of Costa Rican rural women
This type of activity seeks to provide participants with new digital skills that they can apply in agricultural activities and in efforts to preserve natural resources in their rural communities.
Rosamund Benn, a coconut oil producer who encourages other rural women in Guyana to process and market their crops, recognized as a Leader of Rurality of the Americas by IICA
Benn will receive the “Soul of Rurality” award, which is part of an initiative to recognize the men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of the Americas.
Ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS): “The economic, social and environmental dimensions of production must be addressed in a balanced way”
This was the conclusion reached by ministers and other senior agricultural officials from the CAS member countries at a meeting held in Buenos Aires
International organizations, the private sector and producers from Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico share their experiences in managing Fusarium TR4, a pest that poses a threat to the banana industry and global food security
Specialists emphasized the importance of reaching agreement on actions to increase plant resistance and prevent transmission of the fungus on the banana plantations of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Fostering the growth of AgTechs and facilitating public-private linkages will enable agriculture in the Americas to better capitalize on digital solutions
Network of 20 AgTechs (technology companies whose services are geared towards the agriculture sector) in the Americas, established by IICA in 2022, issues recommendations to consolidate the ecosystem for this industry in the region.
International organization representatives maintain that intensive joint cooperation efforts are needed to foster and fund integrated care systems that empower rural women
These discussions were part of the IV Forum of Female Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of the Americas, organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and held at its Headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica.