Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

International Trade, Regional Integration, and Agribusiness

Aimed at strengthening local, national, intraregional and global markets, and deepening intraregional trade and agribusiness development.

General Objective: To assist countries to improve their local, national, intraregional, and international market participation, and to deepen regional integration and agribusiness development, with the aim of promoting more competitive and sustainable market integration, and in so doing, reduce risks associated with dependence on a limited number of destination markets and exposure to external shocks (for example, access to fertilizers). This in turn will generate conditions for wealth creation and well-being.

Areas of Focus and Lines of Action:

  • Strengthening of international trade.
  • Deepening of intraregional trade.
  • Developing agribusiness.

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Canada, Trinidad and Tobago

May 13, 2026

Epidemiological Situation and Regional Preparedness for African Swine Fever and Classical Swine Fever in the Caribbean

Headquarters, Sede Central

November 26, 2025

COP30. Day 10. Block 3

San José, Costa Rica

September 14, 2026

In the closing session of IICA’s Digital Agriculture Week, it was asserted that while the frontier of innovation continues to expand and is already impacting the main aspects of agricultural production, the challenge now is to increase the pace of technology adoption in rural areas

Nearly two hundred people from more than twenty-five countries took part in the fifth edition of DAW.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Porto Alegre, Brazil

September 14, 2026

At a working meeting in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Argentina and IICA strengthen animal health cooperation, a key area for food security and trade

Both countries are major food producers and exporters, and agriculture is a driving force of their economies, as well as an important source of employment.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

El Representante del IICA en El Salvador, Erick Quirós; el viceministro de Agricultura y Ganadería de El Salvador, Oscar Domínguez; y el Director General del IICA, Muhammad Ibrahim.

San Salvador

September 11, 2026

The IICA Director General visits El Salvador and works with the Government and strategic partners to design responses to address El Niño and other challenges affecting the agriculture sector

The topics addressed included programs to respond to El Niño’s impact on productivity and rural livelihoods; livestock sector problems triggered by shortages of water and fodder; the need to identify opportunities to purchase fertilizers at competitive prices, and actions to control the New World screwworm and other diseases affecting agricultural production.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins