Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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INASE of Uruguay fuels the recovery of Caribbean family farmers from the devastation of Hurricane Beryl, through a seed donation to St. Vincent and the Grenadines   

Executive Director, Daniel Bayce Muñoz, stressed that this was the first time that INASE had made an international seed donation.

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IICA launches AgriSTEAM, an online educational program designed to reduce the digital divide among young people and promote the transformation of the agrifood sector in the Americas

Launched during Costa Rica’s 14th National Robotics Olympiad, the course aims to promote more sustainable practices, facilitate data-driven strategic decisions, and foster the adoption of technological innovations in agriculture across the region.

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On visit to Panama, Director General strengthens IICA’s commitment to productivity and resilience of the Central American country’s agriculture as part of comprehensive cooperation agenda

Panama’s agriculture sector is a crucial component of the country’s economy, playing a vital role in the food supply chain, job creation and rural development. Today, crop and livestock yields are being affected by climate change, which causes prolonged periods of drought or intense rainfall.

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At IICA, authorities and energy sector experts from Central America, convened by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), analyzed the future of biofuels and their role in the decarbonization of transportation

At the "Cultivating Energy" seminar, organized by the U.S. Grains Council and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), these organizations signed an agreement to promote technical cooperation in the field of biofuels.

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USDA-IICA technical mission to Barbados charts pathway for the monitoring and containment of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in the Caribbean

Specialists from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the US Department of Agriculture are implementing a program with the Veterinary Services Department of Barbados to collect samples and conduct tests on pig farms.

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President of U.S. Grains Council and Director General of IICA highlight the importance of the bioeconomy and biofuels for agricultural and economic development in the Americas

In a discussion that took place during a regional seminar entitled “Growing Energy” organized by the two organizations in San José, Costa Rica.

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“The level of integration that the ministers of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) have achieved marks a historic milestone for our countries,” said Fernando Mattos in reviewing his experience as President pro tempore

Mattos observed that agriculture, which usually is not included in the discussions at the highest political level, is now high on the international agenda, thanks to Brazil’s Presidency of the G20 during 2024 and the holding of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belem do Pará in 2025.

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IICA selects 16 AgTechs from 14 countries across the Americas to participate in-person at the 2024 Digital Agriculture Week

The winners were chosen from a group of 152 AgTechs across 21 countries that applied following a call for submissions launched by the Institute for the event, which will take place at the end of September in Costa Rica.

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Muhammad Ibrahim, Director de Cooperación Técnica; Manuel Otero, Director General del IICA; y Lloyd Day, Subdirector General del IICA.

Together with its public and private partners, the Living Soils in the Americas program presented its successful cases, with benefits for productivity and the environment

The Living Soils in the Americas Program is raising awareness of the importance of soil health for global food security and is an instrument designed to contribute to the sustainability of agriculture and the quality of life in rural areas of the hemisphere.

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