Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

January 28, 2020

IICA and small businesses from Trinidad and Tobago reviewed 2019 results to strategize on 2020 support

Micro and small businesses along the agricultural chain ready to mobilize and work together to create and expand market opportunities.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

January 28, 2020

Cocoa stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago convene their first industry dialogue platform

The Forum hopes to attract the movers, shakers and disruptors in cocoa production and trade

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Dennery, St. Lucia

January 28, 2020

IICA supports development opportunities in St. Lucia utilizing organic wastes

Saint Lucia, Belize, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana are the key beneficiary states under this phase of the project.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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January 27, 2020

Technology specialists will develop projects aimed at strengthening agricultural market information systems in the Americas

Professionals from Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, the United States and Saint Lucia will meet in Costa Rica with support from IICA, Cenfotec University, Accenture and the countryā€™s animal health service.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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January 24, 2020

Hugo Sigman, founder and CEO of Grupo Insud, named new IICA Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development

In conferring the title on him, IICAā€™s Director General, Manuel Otero, highlighted the social contributions of the entrepreneur and Grupo Insud CEO through science, innovation and development. On the same occasion, the Institute introduced its new Representative in Argentina and paid tribute to Argentinaā€™s Ambassador-designate to Brazil, Daniel Scioli.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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January 22, 2020

IICA will support the Argentinian governmentā€™s efforts to achieve food and nutritional security

IICAā€™s Director General and Argentinaā€™s Minister of Agriculture crafted a work agenda focusing on issues such as territorial development, family farming and the strengthening of regional economies.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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January 21, 2020

Bayer, IICA and global fruit industry stakeholders to join forces to tackle the Fusarium R4T banana disease

Prevention and training; reproduction and genetics, as well as control methods will be the three main pillars of a global strategy, which IICA helped to design.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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San Jose, Costa Rica

January 21, 2020

Caribbean countries take advantage of their waste to produce development opportunities

Six countries will participate in the program that impulse bioeconomic models to create better opportunities in rural territories

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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January 15, 2020

IICA supports research aimed at simulating food production on Mars

With support from IICA, a Costa Rican scientist will participate in a U.S. mission that simulates conditions on Mars, in order to conduct research on blue corn farming.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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