Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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IICA and Solidaridad join forces to promote resilience and sustainability in agrifood chains of the Americas

Both institutions have signed a cooperation agreement, which at first will focus its actions on the producers of the coffee, cocoa and sugarcane chains of Mexico.

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Africa seeks the cooperation of Latin America and the Caribbean in the areas of export development, soil recovery and reforestation

This was stated by Fadel Ndiame, vice president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), an organization that promotes agricultural transformation in 11 countries of this continent to improve the income of producers and guarantee food security.

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IICA and environmental research centers release publication on measures to save Colombia’s tropical dry forest

A group of scientific agencies and communities as well as eight private companies succeed in restoring over 38,000 hectares in the Caribbean and the inter-Andean valleys along the Magdalena and Cauca rivers.

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Peru’s Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation and IICA strengthen cooperation agenda

Strengthening the state financial institution Agrobanco and boosting the use of digital tools in rural extension were just some of the matters addressed by Minister Federico Tenorio and IICA Director General Manuel Otero in their discussions.

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The Canadian organization Développement International Desjardins and IICA join forces to strengthen financing and agricultural insurance systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

DID and IICA had previously worked together successfully in the Financing and Agricultural Insurance System project in Haiti, in 2019.

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Despite the obstacles posed by the pandemic in Latin America, 125 coffee experts received virtual training through the International Diploma in Innovative Coffee Growing program.

The purpose of the course was to provide state-of-the-art information on good practices for the management of coffee cultivation within the new scenarios faced by families involved in this activity.

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PROCAGICA boosts infrastructure used for wet coffee pulping in Nicaraguan municipalities

Over 100 coffee-growing families across seven municipalities will benefit from this joint European Union-IICA program. The municipalities are Matagalpa, Rancho Grande, El Tuma-La Dalia, San Sebastián de Yalí, Dipilto, El Jícaro and Jalapa.

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Mercosur’s agri-food systems are strong, but in need of transformation to be sustainable

Closing deliberations at Mercosur’s international seminar on “Sustainable Agri-food Systems”, held in commemoration of the body’s 30th anniversary, centered on bloc member-country policies to guarantee food security.

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Pandemic puts food policies center stage, strengthens Mercosur’s presence on the global scene

The “Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” seminar was organized to mark Mercosur’s 30th anniversary and highlighted the central role of its member countries in addressing the issue of global food security and nutrition. The body is currently chaired by Argentina.

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