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Smallholder farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor receive training from IICA and EU to tackle climate change challenges
Work with small and medium-scale farmers is essential for guaranteeing the availability of and access to food in their plots and homes given their high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change due to geographic location.In Costa Rica, European Union and IICA inaugurate stand that demonstrates how satellite-based applications can benefit agriculture in the Americas
The new exhibit was inaugurated at the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture (CIMAG) at IICA Headquarters in Costa Rica – a public space that highlights the ways in which digital technologies are transforming agriculture in the hemisphere.Over one hundred rural youth graduated from the School of Agricultural Leaders co-founded by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and IICA
The training program included three modules: digital agriculture, agricultural resilience and entrepreneurship. The participants were students from ten professional technical schools and from the local livestock association – Cámara de Ganaderos Unidos del Caribe.