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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Brasilia, Brasil
June 23, 2026
The AgTech Radar experience developed in Brazil has expanded and, for the first time, has mapped agricultural startups across Latin America and the Caribbean. A total of 2,656 AgTech companies were identified in 23 countries, with the highest concentration located in the Southern Cone.
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Cork, Irlanda
June 22, 2026
The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Muhammad Ibrahim, signed an agreement in Ireland with the German organization Elfin that will facilitate access to international financing opportunities, capacity building for small-scale producers, value chain integration, and compliance with social, environmental, and governance standards.
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Cork, Irlanda
June 22, 2026
During the discussion, it was pointed out that Latin America and the Caribbean is the biggest net food exporting region in the world. It accounts for about 23% of global agrifood exports and around 13% of the global net value of agricultural and fisheries production.
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