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Producer associations that promote sustainable agriculture join forces with IICA to strengthen and extend environmental conservation across the Americas
The CAAPAS-IICA partnership aims to achieve more informed and robust joint positions for dealings with the international agricultural forums of the Americas
IICA-organized “Chicas a Volar” rallies provide opportunities for professional growth and empowerment, say Costa Rican women
Close to 320 individuals have already participated in these female rallies, which provide training in the use of drones in agriculture and other fields.
Argentine producers focused on innovation presented an award to the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, for his contribution to the development of sustainable agriculture in the hemisphere
The award was presented by the president of AAPRESID, Marcelo Torres, during the entity's annual congress that takes place over three days in the Argentine city of Rosario.
Sustainable agricultural practices: key to boosting the decarbonization of agriculture in the Americas
This has been borne out by Bayer’s PRO Carbon initiative, as explained by program representatives during a visit to exchange perspectives with IICA on both entities’ efforts to develop a carbon neutral agriculture sector.
CARICOM and IICA confirm alliance and prioritize actions to combat food and nutrition insecurity and improve the climate resilience of agriculture in the Caribbean
The agreement proposes joint advances in the areas of policymaking for agricultural and rural development, production systems, promotion of value chains, resilience of the agricultural sector and improvement of land use in the Caribbean countries.
IICA and Bioversity-CIAT Alliance further training in precision biotechnology
Geared towards teachers, the course focused on sharing knowledge on and providing training in CRISPR-Cas gene editing techniques. This will allow for expanding the number of institutions that could eventually contribute biotechnology solutions to address various agricultural issues.