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Juana García Palomares recognized as “Leader of Rurality” by IICA for her work supporting the organization and empowerment of rural women in Mexico
For 25 years, Juana has managed a wildlife conservation management unit in the southern state of Chiapas, where she spends her time raising animals and restoring the environment.
Agriculture in Costa Rica gains strength and increases technology use in 2021 with IICA support
Costa Rica receives the equivalent of USD 33 in technical cooperation for each dollar it contributes to IICA, revealed Institute authorities at the annual accountability meeting.
Rattan Lal and IICA join forces with Conscious Planet to raise global awareness of the importance of soil health
Lal and IICA launched “Living Soils of the Americas” in December 2020. To date, the initiative has made significant progress in coordinating public and private efforts in the fight against soil degradation, a phenomenon that threatens to undermine the capacity of countries to sustainably meet the food demand.
IICA announces the 15 startups offering digital solutions for agriculture in the Americas that will participate in Digital Agriculture Week
The winning companies were selected from a total of 80 Agtechs from 15 different countries, who applied after a call for proposals was issued by IICA for the event to be held this month.
Gillian Flies, Canadian food producer and regenerative agriculture advocate, named as IICA “Leader of Rurality”
Flies was living in Toronto with her husband, Brent Preston, and their two small children when they decided to move to the countryside to establish a farm to cultivate the type of healthy food that they wanted to give to their children, while also contributing to environmental protection.-
Gillian Flies, Canadian food producer and regenerative agriculture advocate, named as IICA “Leader of Rurality”
Flies was living in Toronto with her husband, Brent Preston, and their two small children when they decided to move to the countryside to establish a farm to cultivate the type of healthy food that they wanted to give to their children, while also contributing to environmental protection.