The program will focus on collaboration with governments and social, economic and entrepreneurial family farming (FF) cooperatives, with a view to promoting the design and application of public policies aimed at fostering systemic competitiveness in rural areas, mid-sized cities, production units and businesses. The program will also seek to integrate various concepts into cooperation activities, such as the notion of institutional quality, public investment policies and the promotion of private investment and associative efforts.
To this end, the program will continue to contribute to the design and implementation of policies, programs and projects to facilitate the inclusion of FF production in agrifood systems, as well the development of a new generation of public policies. There will be a focus on associative strategies that facilitate agricultural competitiveness, ecosystem sustainability, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, the reduction of depopulation and migration, and coordination and investment in public and private enterprises in rural areas. The program will work with countries to:
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San Jose, Costa Rica
May 8, 2025
Strengthening small farmers’ organizations is key to enabling this sector to play a more prominent role in transforming agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean. This was one of the main takeaways of a meeting among family farming representatives, authorities and researchers from international organizations, professionals and policymakers, held at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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San José, Costa Rica
May 7, 2025
Akiesha and Ryan—proud parents of little Lyon—have embraced farming as a way of life, proudly calling themselves a rural couple.
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San José, Costa Rica
May 5, 2025
The presentation was made to more than 190 stakeholders in the banana production, marketing, and research sectors from 22 countries in the Americas and Europe, all of whom are on alert due to the spread of the Fusarium TR4 fungus.
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