We are a collective dedicated to promoting sustainable agricultural practices and moving towards a future where agriculture is not only productive but also a driver of climate resilience.
The Public Policy Observatory for Agrifood Systems is a meeting point that seeks to foster a new generation of public policies to strengthen agrifood systems of the Americas.
It addresses advances in sustainable agriculture, highlighting innovations and practices that are transforming the sector. We explore how planting today ensures a more productive and resilient future.
Georgetown, Guyana
June 10, 2026
Starting this year, Guyana will host a center of excellence in innovation, technology transfer, and agricultural training that will benefit the entire Caribbean, thanks to a cooperation project led by the governments of Brazil and Guyana in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
June 9, 2026
IICA, the Latin American Network of Rural Extension Services (RELASER), and the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) are implementing this initiative in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Madagascar, and Uganda.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
June 8, 2026
Armed with their ideas and the desire to transform their communities, thirty-five young people from Central America and Mexico began a journey, seeking to transcend entrepreneurship—building sustainable opportunities through fair trade.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Headquarters, Sede Central
January 27, 2026
All, Guyana, Headquarters
January 27, 2026
We are a collective dedicated to promoting sustainable agricultural practices and moving towards a future where agriculture is not only productive but also a driver of climate resilience.
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.
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. To this end, the Institute has included the topic of rural women as a cross-cutting issue in its 2018-2022 Medium-term Plan.
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.
