The tool provides simple recommendations to implement actions aimed at increasing the adaptive capacity and resilience of producers. Called the Vulnerability Tool, it is currently in the final validation phase with ally organizations, including the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) and the National University of Engineering (UNI) of Nicaragua.
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Orton Memorial Library, administered by IICA and CATIE, is donating coffee-related bibliographic material to the Accademia del Caffè Espresso in Florence with the aim to share good practices for the production chain and to promote a more direct relationship between producers, roasters and consumers.
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The deputy minister also stated her interest in creating experiences in El Salvador like those of Costa Rica’s ICAFÉ and IICA to promote research and innovation in the coffee sector.
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David Martínez, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador, visited the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica to present the ambitious plan that seeks to position the country as an agricultural powerhouse in the region.
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This was the view arising out of a virtual forum on “Science, Technology and Innovation to Transform Food Systems in Latin America” – the final in a series of five meetings organized by IICA in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit.
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Roseau, Dominica
June 9, 2021
Adaptive capacity, specifically the diversity of crops grown, literacy level of the head of the household, and assets were the most important factors that positively contributed to household resilience.
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June 8, 2021
The framework calculates the Resilience Capacity Index (RCI) of households based on established resilience structures or pillars, such as, adaptive capacity, access to basic services, assets, and social safety networks.
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Kalinago Territory, Dominica
June 8, 2021
IICA, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), IAMovement and University of Florida partner to bring grassroots solutions to the climate change challenge in vulnerable island communities.
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IICA and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI, in Spanish) prepared a reference document with relevant information for designing, implementing, and financing a project to promote regulatory convergence in the agrifood sector across the countries of Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance, supported by both institutions.
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