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IAEA and IICA join forces to promote nuclear technologies in the fight against pests and for food security

Published Jan 16, 2025

Tridge summary

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have strengthened their partnership to explore the use of nuclear technologies in agriculture. The collaboration will initially focus on a project to combat the cattle screwworm in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The project aims to enhance food security, improve water and soil management, control pests and diseases, and enhance animal health. The partnership will utilize the sterile insect technique and other nuclear science applications for sustainable pest control. The cooperation is seen as a crucial step in addressing the challenges of food security, especially with the increased threat of diseases due to climate change.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture have deepened their alliance to work together on the application of nuclear technologies to agriculture, which will take its first concrete step with a project to prevent and control the cattle screwworm. The Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, received his colleague from IICA, Manuel Otero, at the headquarters of that organization in Vienna, and both signed a memorandum of understanding that will enable the development of multiple joint initiatives in areas such as food security, water and soil management, pest and disease control, and animal health. In the case of the screwworm, which will be the focus of a shared project, both IICA and the IAEA are already working in Latin American and Caribbean countries to combat this cattle disease, which is causing serious damage to meat and milk production and to producers' income. Grossi and Otero highlighted the ...
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