Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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June 11, 2021

Coffee cultural center in Italy to receive publications donated by IICA and CATIE

Orton Memorial Library, administered by IICA and CATIE, is donating coffee-related bibliographic material to the Accademia del CaffĆØ 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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June 10, 2021

Lily Pacas, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador: ā€œWe will rescue national coffee productionā€

The deputy minister also stated her interest in creating experiences in El Salvador like those of Costa Ricaā€™s ICAFƉ and IICA to promote research and innovation in the coffee sector.

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June 10, 2021

Minister of Agriculture of El Salvador presented Master Plan to Rescue Agriculture at IICA headquarters: ā€œWeā€™re going to achieve extraordinary goals this yearā€

David MartĆ­nez, 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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June 9, 2021

The positive transformation of agrifood systems will hinge on bolstering national Science and Technology systems

This was the view arising out of a virtual forum on ā€œScience, Technology and Innovation to Transform Food Systems in Latin Americaā€ ā€“ the final in a series of five meetings organized by IICA in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit.

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Webinar Dominica

Roseau, Dominica

June 8, 2021

IICA hosts webinar to share results of ground-breaking research on hurricane resilience and food security measurement

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

IICA held a training of trainers programme for measuring climate resilience in agriculture and related sectors

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

Dominica makes first export of Vetiver grass to Antigua and Barbuda under IICA-CBF EbA project

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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CPcomercio

June 8, 2021

Agricultural Trade: A key engine to drive the economies of Latin America impacted by the pandemic

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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IICA Jamaica Representative, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson

Kingston, Jamaica

June 7, 2021

IICA Jamaica World Food Safety Day message 2021

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