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  • News

    The Argentine province of Jujuy and IICA join forces to promote the incorporation of new technologies into agriculture and strengthen value chains

    This is the objective of the technical cooperation agreement signed in the capital of Jujuy, which is designed to strengthen and enhance the province’s productive sector and contribute to food and nutrition security.
  • Agustín Torroba, Biofuels Specialist at IICA and Executive Secretary of the Pan American Liquid Biofuels Coalition (CPBIO); Carolina Rojas, President of the Colombian Biofuels Federation; Juan Sebastián Díaz, Deputy Director of the U.S. Grains Council; Francisco Jauregui, Vice President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Biofuels and Renewable Energies (BIOCAP); Carolina Bauman, Plant Manager at the Paraguayan state-owned company Petropar; and Heloisa Borges Esteves, Director of Oil, Gas, and Biofuels at Brazil’s

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    Biofuels are the ideal tool for decarbonizing transport, stated experts at Latin America's leading energy conference

    The 2024 Energy Week, organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) in Asunción, Paraguay, aimed to promote collaboration and innovation among the 27 member countries on key issues such as renewable energy, gender equity, and a just transition.
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    Representing the Latin American Network, IICA joins organizations worldwide in an alliance to promote the bioeconomy as a global paradigm for sustainable development.

    Some of the institutions joining the alliance, in addition to IICA, include FAO, the European Space Agency, the Global University Alliance, the International Bioeconomy Forum, the World Economic Forum, and the Global Bioeconomy Alliance.
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    At COP16 in Cali, IICA highlights the bioeconomy’s role as a driver of sustainable development and climate change mitigation

    The Knowledge Legacy Corporation, the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the WWF conservation organization and IICA organized a panel discussion entitled “Rethinking the Financing of the Bioeconomy.” Panel members stressed the importance of protecting and valuing natural capital, and discussed the role of the bioeconomy as a regional development model.
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    IICA Director General joins other world leaders and experts at the Borlaug Dialogue, a forum for discussions on food and agriculture with a global reach

    IICA is organizing a session with the participation of ministers Mustapha and Suazo, as well as Otero, Vice-President Mukeshimana, and Lloyd Day.

VIDEOS

  • High-level dialogue - Climate change and the agricultural sector: A Call to Action from the Americas

  • A Healthier Choice - Bio Fortification of Rice Explained

  • World Food Prize - IICA Side Event: Agrifood Systems in the Region: Challenges and Necessary Actions

  • Commemoration of the International Day of Rural Women - Forum "Priorities in the gender agenda"

  • African Swine Fever - A global vision: How to protect against ASF

  • Launch - AgriExtApp

  • INITIATIVE

    Alliance for carbon finance in sustainable agriculture

    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.

  • Tribute to food chain workers

    Popular music homage to those who work day to day to put food on our tables

    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.

  • Rural Women

    Warriors

    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.

  • The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas:

    A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean

    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.