In making the announcement, the Director General of IICA explained, “we must put into practice what we publicly advocate: to generate opportunities and decision-making forums in a manner that benefits migrants and women in particular”.

In the Ñuble region, located a little over 400 km south of Santiago, the southernmost rice in the world, in the hands of researchers, extensionists and producers, continues to seek sustainable solutions to adapt to climate change and markets, a of the keys: participatory research groups.

He recalled that the impact on world peace, and the widespread uncertainty it triggers, disrupts the regular operation of markets and compromises food supply, affecting food prices and key inputs required for food production.

The countries of the Americas arrived at the Summit last year with a jointly agreed position, set out in 16 messages with key principles that they advocated as a group and in a coordinated manner. Agreed after long days of discussions coordinated by IICA, the messages were endorsed by the ministers and secretaries of agriculture of the entire continent.

The competition aims to select 15 startups to participate in Digital Agriculture Week, to be held in May.

In making this designation public, the White House highlighted Lal’s ties to IICA and noted that the scientist “is widely recognized as a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve food security globally and develop climate-resilient agriculture