Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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July 22, 2024

The CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research network, is to step up joint work with IICA for the transformation of agrifood systems

The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the world’s largest agricultural research and innovation network, gave a presentation on its work and achievements to the Advisory Council for the Transformation of Agrifood Systems (CATSA) of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and advocated intensifying the joint efforts of the two organizations.

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July 19, 2024

Colombia will host the First Pan-American Summit on Sustainable Aviation Fuels, to be attended by regional leaders and co-organized by IICA

The summit will bring together different experts and industry leaders to discuss and analyze key issues related to sustainable fuels. The academic agenda will include, among other things, a conference on the evolution of SAF prices compared to those of fossil fuels and trends in raw materials.

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July 18, 2024

IICA promotes a voluntary food safety and quality assurance tool in Honduras and Belize designed to improve risk control

To promote public-private collaboration in carrying out audits in the production sector and demonstrate the benefits to producers, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) organized a workshop in Honduras that brought together key actors in agricultural and food safety assurance systems from the host country and Belize.

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July 17, 2024

Ibero-American veterinary science academies will collaborate with IICA in the dissemination of knowledge to address challenges of antimicrobial resistance in agriculture, under the One Health approach

IICA's participation in the topic was considered relevant by the most important academics in veterinary sciences from the Ibero-American countries, who met at the Institute's headquarters in San José, Costa Rica, at a conference organized by the Ibero-American Association of Academies of Veterinary Sciences (AIACIVET).

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July 15, 2024

Veterinary science academics from Ibero-America, gathered at IICA Headquarters, warn that Good Agricultural Practices are essential for preserving human, animal, and ecosystem health

The name of the event is "Challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) under the One Health Approach" and incorporates the experiences of different countries focused on antimicrobial resistance.

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July 4, 2024

Nearly one hundred banana and plantain producers in Ecuador trained in pest prevention and control within GIZ and IICA project

Funded by GIZ and implemented by IICA in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, the ALER4TA project seeks to enhance the response capacity of countries to the threat of Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4).

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July 3, 2024

Argentina and IICA take first step in strengthening agricultural technical schools, essential for encouraging youth to stay in rural areas

The National Institute of Technological Education (INET) of Argentina and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have taken the first step in a joint effort aimed at strengthening and providing better tools to agricultural technical schools in this South American country, one of the world's largest food producers.

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June 27, 2024

Andean countries strengthen their capacity to respond to phytosanitary emergencies with IICA and GIZ support in project against fusarium

Fifteen representatives from the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) of the Andean Community countries, along with specialists from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), participated in a regional phytosanitary intelligence simulation as part of the implementation of the Regional Phytosanitary Intelligence Center project.

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June 27, 2024

More than 300 scientists gather in Costa Rica to promote greater use of biological controllers in agriculture across the Americas

A congress organized by CABI, IOBC, IICA, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, and the University of Costa Rica (UCR) addressed the relevance of intelligent use of biological controllers to increase the sustainability of regional agriculture.

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