Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Elvia Monzón, cooperative member and coffee producer from Guatemala, to receive IICA “Leaders of Rurality” award

The award is part of an initiative by the specialized agency in rural and agricultural development to recognize the men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Livestock production in Mexico holds great potential to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation

The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico (SADER) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) are coordinating a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action to transition towards sustainable extensive cattle farming.

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Food Systems Summit: an opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean to show the world the sustainability of its agriculture

The Symposium featured more than 15 panel discussions, in which topics such as the importance of bioeconomy and its role in the region’s development were addressed, together with the strategies to eradicate malnutrition in vulnerable sectors and the new trends of global consumers, which have been accelerated by the impact of the pandemic.

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OAS FCU-IICA crowdfunding campaign gifts inputs and agricultural equipment to rural communities in Haiti and in Antigua and Barbuda

Family farmers in these Caribbean countries were recently given automatic and efficient irrigation systems, soil preparation tools, protective structures and climate resilient seeds.

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Embrapa Vegetables and IICA invest in study and research on the treatment of effluents for use in agriculture

Model wastewater treatment station guarantees clean water for the irrigation of vegetables. Furthermore, a study conducted with Embasa, the sanitation company of Bahía, measured the technology’s potential for use in that northeastern state of Brazil.

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Guatemalan agroexporters prepare to access the Canadian market

The event was organized by the Embassy of Guatemala in Canada, Guatemala’s Network of Trade Commissioners, and IICA to provide information on the trade opportunities afforded by the North American country.

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“PROCAGICA taught us as young people to value and leverage the production opportunities on coffee farms”

Nineteen-year-old Diana Carolina Urquía García from the municipality of Santa María, La Paz, Honduras, has improved her understanding of the coffee crop, thanks to training provided by the Central American Program for Integrated Coffee Rust Management (PROCAGICA).

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The private food sector fully commits to fighting against soil degradation and supports the convergence of the Americas in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit

In a meeting organized by IICA, leading companies and organizations of the food business sector expressed their support for the “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative and for harmonizing the hemisphere’s positions leading up to the UN Food Systems Summit.

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“From the South to the World” symposium: a forum to discuss the future of food systems

This virtual, free-access meeting is organized by the School of Agronomy of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (FAUBA), the Center for Federal Development Studies Foundation (CEDEF) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), with the support of public and private institutions involved in agricultural production.

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