Technical cooperation of excellence
Digitalization of Agrifood Systems
+50
policy initiatives to drive agri-food digitalization mapped and analyzed in 2 regions and 7 countries
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+15
seminars and conferences at national and international events
One technical report/ study published and two completed
Digital Agriculture Week
participating AgTechs and 15 winners
presentations and exchange forums
+50
1,000
Caribbean Week of Agriculture
virtual participants and +70 in person participants; +50 press articles
75
Parallel event with NASA Harvest and the University of Maryland
7public and private strategic partners participated
COOP and IICA
Capacity development of technical and managerial staff in various family farming cooperatives in the area of digital technology skills.
Delivery of short training courses on the application of digital technology in agriculture, in partnership with Universidad de Córdoba, Spain.
45 participants.
Internet portal to grant various cooperatives access to the digital technologies of partners of the Institute.
Design of a project to enhance the digital literacy of cooperative members.
AI applied in agriculture
IICA AgTech Network
Drone4Agriculture
Eight-week training program/ course.
Expanded the knowledge and capacities of technical officers in the ministries of Agriculture with respect to the use of drones in agriculture.
+1,000 individuals from various organizations and countries benefitted.
30 leading AgTechs from 16 countries.
Increased interaction, direct contact and collaboration between companies.
Agrihub
Land acquisition and strategic planning
Training hub that:
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Develops business plans related to the bioeconomy.
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Conducts drone photogrammetry to design farm plans.
Assistance in the development of a USD 19,000,000 loan project for 2024.
First version of agtechs interactive platform
+300 mapped agtechs.
Panama’s Center for Research and Production in Controlled Environments
Assistance provided in the design and management of this new center. The National Laboratory of the International Space Station and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration granted approval for research on Fusarium TR4-resistant varieties to be conducted at the station.
Experience with apps in Trinidad and Tobago
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Training on digital applications such as FarmVue and AgriFindr and geospatial mapping tools to improve decision-making and data recording related to coastal soil erosion.
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This initiative benefited 64 technical and field officers of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, the National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation and the Cocoa Research Center.
IICA Digital Fabrication Lab (Fab-Lab)
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12 events held in Costa Rica, in partnership with the Asociación de Desarrollo Integral de San Rafael de Heredia, Asociación de Comercio Justo Bosque, the municipality of Pérez Zeledón, the Lapa Verde shelter, Asociación Edunámica, the Center for Environmental Law and Natural Resources (CEDARENA), the Trade Promotion Agency (PROCOMER), the National Women’s Institute (INAMU), the Puntarenas Marine Park, NASA-SERVIR, the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of UNDP, aqueducts of the Central Valley and entrepreneurs from the Central region.
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2 editions staged of “Chicas a Volar” (“Let’s Fly Girls”).
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22 women from indigenous territories participated in the Women’s Rally, organized in association with BIOFIN.
Rural connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean
