Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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The Chilean countryside also speaks Creole and protects itself from the virus

A Creole version of the campaign “El Campo se cuida” (“The countryside takes care of itself”) had been launched in Chile within the framework of a joint initiative between IICA and the companies ANASAC and UNIFRUTTI, given the large number of Haitians who work the land in that Andean country.

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Elvia Monzón, a natural leader who promotes the presence of women in coffee growing in Guatemala

Ever since her husband migrated and left her alone with four small children, this female coffee farmer has learned to deal with difficult situations and has become the leader of a cooperative in San Antonio Huista.

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Successful innovation attempt by a Venezuelan farmer to improve rice resilience

SRI enabled Miguel Agüero from Guárico in Venezuela to obtain greater yields from the crop while using fewer resources.

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August 6, 2020

Agro-processors in Grenada strengthened their governance capacity to improve competitiveness

A variety of value-added products are being made by other processors from the nutmeg pericarps and produce other agricultural goods to supplement their incomes whilst they try to improve market share for their nutmeg products.

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PROCAGICA supports rural women with cocoa processing and income diversification in El Salvador

Training has included new types of production that are more efficient, profitable and sustainable in traditional coffee-growing areas.

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July 15, 2020

The Grenada National Forum takes it first step towards the Last Mile

The underlying Theory of Change of this Project is that Pluralistic Rural Advisory Services based on public-private partnership models, can be effective in responding to organised Rural Advisory Service demand, of individual and organised smallholder farmers.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Nº 40/2020 (INTERNATIONAL BIDDING)

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Family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean strengthens its capacity to adapt to climate change

Organizations from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the Dominican Republic will execute initiatives for USD 1.5 million.

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IICA Survey: Covid-19 is affecting family farmers and will impact the food supply

Family farmers in the Americas have been hard hit by the pandemic, as they face limited access to protective gear and difficulties in selling their products. They therefore foresee a reduction in the production of some basic products.

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