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September 10, 2020

Bayer-Microsoft-IICA discussion: “The digital inclusion of rural women and youth is an irreversible process”

Natasha Santos and Mariana Castro, executives from Bayer and Microsoft, respectively, engaged in a virtual discussion with Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, in which they stressed that the digital inclusion of rural women and youth are key to development.

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September 7, 2020

Minister of Agriculture of Spain calls for more digital, sustainable and innovative agriculture to attract youth

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, Luis Planas, held discussions with the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, in which they explored areas of cooperation following the pandemic.

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September 4, 2020

Water desalination for agricultural irrigation: an opportunity to overcome the drought in Chile

The Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) of Chile and IICA will present international experiences to increase water security and the sustainability of agricultural production in the Andean country.

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September 3, 2020

IICA launches a virtual modality of its visiting professionals and internship program for young professionals and senior university students

Interested persons may apply via email at pasantes@iica.int. Professional visits and internships may last up to a year.

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September 3, 2020

Caribbean youth will learn about the Bio-economy through IICA gamified course coming in September

Players will acquire new insights on science, agriculture, technology and business as they traverse across villages, towns and islands in this Caribbean expedition.

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August 28, 2020

Experts convened by IICA stress that the dairy sector of the Americas is critical to the food security of the region

Tom Vilsack, former United States Secretary of Agriculture; Rick Smith, Chairman of the Global Dairy Platform; and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, underscored the role of the industry in ensuring safe food, nutrition and the socio-economic development of the hemisphere.

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August 26, 2020

Ecuadorian youth develop virtual platform to overcome the pandemic and foster agricultural trade and rural tourism in Ecuador

Computer and agricultural engineering students won a hackathon organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Ecuador, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), technology company SAP, Cenfotec University, Syngenta and Club AgTech.

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August 26, 2020

In response to Covid-19, Ibero-American countries, SEGIB and IICA are driving cooperation with a focus on food security

SEGIB, IICA and 21 countries analyzed initiatives aimed at responding to the crisis generated by Covid-19 in the agriculture and rural sectors, in an effort to strengthen the role of cooperation in mitigating the effects of the pandemic.

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August 24, 2020

Berkeley economist, David Zilberman, says the pandemic increases the need to strengthen the bioeconomy to spur Latin American and Caribbean development

The University of California, Berkeley Professor, a world-renowned authority on the bioeconomy, engaged in an online discussion with the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, in which he emphasized the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean,

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