Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Agriculture Information and communication technologies Innovation

IICA launches 3D virtual platform and consolidates open door policy to the community

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

The new digital tool, was which launched the week of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2021, synthesizes IICA’s vision as a bridge between actors, themes, countries and subregions, and its desire to be closer to its counterparts in the Hemisphere.

La plataforma contiene tours virtuales por iniciativas emblemáticas como el Centro de Interpretación del Mañana de la Agricultura (CIMAG), el laboratorio de fabricación digital Fab Lab, la Casa Típica Rural y el Bosque de las Américas, así como la futura Plaza de la Agricultura de las Américas, todas estas ubicadas en la capital costarricense.

San Jose, 31 August 2021 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) launched IICA 3D, a web platform to exhibit all of the projects under its open-door policy, based on innovative, digital technical cooperation that brings it closer to its beneficiaries and counterparts and that aims to promote agriculture and rural development in the Americas.
 
On the eve of the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2021, which will take place virtually on 1-2 September, the Institute has revealed to its users the details of the IICA open doors Master Plan, with an emphasis on the projects developed at its headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica.
 
The platform contains virtual tours of emblematic initiatives, such as the Interpretive Center for Tomorrow’s Agriculture (CIMAG), the Fab Lab digital laboratory, the Typical Rural House and Forest of the Americas, as well as the future Plaza of Agriculture of the Americas, all located in Costa Rica’s capital city.
 
Also hosted on the 3D platform are AgroArt, the Virtual Art Museum of IICA, and the profiles of the #LeadersofRurality, an award bestowed by the Institute on men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of the Americas.
 
The site also features a 3D map of IICA headquarters, which explains and contextualizes the different projects aimed at the Institute’s community, as well as downloadable technical documents related to the main topics of interest for the countries of the Americas ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit, scheduled to begin in a few weeks.
 
“IICA 3D embodies the spirit of an IICA of open doors, a bridge institute that connects actors, themes, countries and subregions, with which we propose to be closer to our counterparts and also to help in finding solutions to the challenges facing agriculture and rural development”, expressed Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA.
 
IICA 3D is part of the innovative content made available by the Institute to the Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas who will participate in the Conference on 1-2 September, at which time,  the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA), the highest governing body of IICA, will also hold its regular meeting.
 
Click here to access IICA 3D: https://www.iica3d.iica.int/.

More information:
Institutional Communication Division.
comunicacion.institucional@iica.int

Share

Related news​

Asunción, Paraguay

September 16, 2025

Nidia González, who champions the empowerment of women farmers in Paraguay and strives to raise living standards in her community, has now been recognized as an IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas 

Nidia is President of the Comité de Santo Domingo, a group that seeks to improve the income and standard of living of the entire community.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Madrid, España

September 16, 2025

The IICA Director General, during a working visit to Spain, met with the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas; visited the Spanish Congress and was honored by Universidad de Córdoba

In his meeting with Planas, Otero reflected on the close collaboration with Spain and characterized the Institute’s technical cooperation as systemic, efficient and collaborative, providing benefits to more than ten million farmers and actively undertaking 358 projects to enhance food security and rural development.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

September 10, 2025

Erick Geovany Ac Tot, a cocoa entrepreneur who promotes high-quality cocoa and the preservation of ancestral trees in Guatemala, is named an IICA Leader of Rurality 

Erick Geovany Ac Tot—a prominent Guatemalan cocoa entrepreneur who has been assisting small farmer organizations, promoting high-quality cocoa production and preserving heirloom trees for years, in addition to being a cocoa taster—has been named a Leader of Rurality of the Americas by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins