IICA and Argentina to Promote the Digitization of Agriculture in the Region

By The Rio Times

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the National Institute of Agricultural Technology of Argentina (INTA) have announced the formation of the regional AgTech network, which seeks to promote the digitization of agriculture in the region, reports The Rio Times.

IICA explained in a press release that the objective of the initiative is to generate a space for linkage, collaboration, and collective construction that will contribute to the emergence and development of innovative, high-impact solutions for agriculture.

The Inter-American AgTech network, which encompasses a wide range of new technologies applied in agriculture to increase its efficiency, productivity, and sustainability, was created by the two organizations through a technical cooperation agreement.

The agreement was signed by the President of INTA, Susana Mirassou, and the Director-General of IICA, Manuel Otero, and seeks to generate a public-private work agenda for jointly addressing the challenges and opportunities of agri-food systems.

“We are living through an accelerated process of digitalization, which has been accelerated by the pandemic and the great changes it has brought us. Digital technologies have proven to be essential to the functioning of society and the economy,” said Mirassou.