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  • News

    Sustainable livestock farming is key to combating the effects of climate change and hunger in the Americas

    In a webinar organized by the Mexican Association of Milk Producers, IICA/Mexico highlighted the contribution of livestock farming in the Americas to the production of high-nutrition protein, and the importance of implementing cooperation mechanisms to adapt good practices that help reduce carbon emissions.
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    Regenerative agriculture has the potential to improve soils, manage water more efficiently, and reduce climate vulnerability: IICA presents the options available to high-level State of Colorado officials

    Ibrahim presented the advances achieved by IICA with regenerative agriculture, and shared with the visitors the results of the first Meeting of Leaders of Rurality of the Americas. Held by the Institute in San José in April 2024, it brought together more than 40 leaders from all parts of the continent who make a key contribution to the promotion of sustainable landscapes.
  • News

    FAO, ECLAC, WFP and IICA warn that failure to eradicate hunger and malnutrition has a higher cost than solutions

    According to a new special report by the agencies, the cost of inaction on hunger and food insecurity represents an average of 6.4% of the GDP of the countries studied.
  • News

    Central American Agricultural Council (CAC) and IICA present results of participation in COP28 and urge the agriculture sector to continue to play a key role in the global climate negotiations

    Nearly 150 people from 26 countries in the Americas took part in the webinar “Main outcomes of COP28 and implications for agriculture.”
  • News

    Experts convened by IICA analyze the impact of the volatility of international food and fertilizer prices on food security in Central America

    The region is facing an unprecedented food crisis: a growing number of people are struggling with severe or moderate food insecurity in Central America, more than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean and, in some cases, over 10% of the population.

VIDEOS

  • High-level dialogue - Climate change and the agricultural sector: A Call to Action from the Americas

  • A Healthier Choice - Bio Fortification of Rice Explained

  • World Food Prize - IICA Side Event: Agrifood Systems in the Region: Challenges and Necessary Actions

  • Commemoration of the International Day of Rural Women - Forum "Priorities in the gender agenda"

  • African Swine Fever - A global vision: How to protect against ASF

  • Launch - AgriExtApp

  • Tribute to food chain workers

    Popular music homage to those who work day to day to put food on our tables

    A campaign to express appreciation to and recognize the work of farmers and food chain workers who, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, guarantee food production, transportation, commercialization and supply in countries throughout the Americas.

  • Rural Women

    Warriors

    IICA is committed to giving visibility to the role of women and accelerating the development of sound public policies for the benefit of women who live in the countryside.

  • High-level seminars

    Analysis of post covid-19 scenarios

  • The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas:

    A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean

    Each edition of the ECLAC-FAO-IICA joint report analyzes the main trends that affect agriculture and impact the lives of rural dwellers, and provides an outlook on possible future scenarios with respect to each topic covered by the document.