Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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IICA and SICA strengthen cooperation ties

The Director General of IICA and the Secretary General of SICA met today in Costa Rica to promote cooperation actions aimed at improving conditions in Central America’s agricultural sector.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Institutional Modernization – One of IICA’s Foremost Contributions in Costa Rica

The IICA Office in Costa Rica presented its annual accountability report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and representatives of the country’s small-scale producers.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Costa Rica lays the foundation for a policy on rural area-based development

Representatives from the Costa Rican agricultural sector are fine-tuning the features of the policy, with the assistance of IICA and recognized Brazilian experts. It should be completed within a year.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Proposals for Agricultural Innovation Projects could be more attractive

Agricultural institution researchers were trained to formulate better project proposals for the 2014 meeting of the financing fund FONTAGRO.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Water in Latin America and the Caribbean is of key importance to feeding the world

A technical forum organized by IICA and HIDROCEC-UNA reported that, over a ten-year period, there has been a 40% increase in the water footprint from agriculture in this region.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Jatropha research takes off in Latin America and the Caribbean

The aim of the studies being carried out in countries of the region is to find commercial varieties of Jatropha that can be used to produce pure vegetable oil, biodiesel and biokerosene.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Improving lives with renewable energies

IICA’s Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Programme, financed with resources from the Government of Finland, demonstrates how renewable energies can be used to improve living conditions in rural areas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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LAC and EU agrifood innovation networks set to receive a boost

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and the Director General of IICA will inaugurate the international seminar of Red INNOVAGRO, due to take place in Spain from April 23-25.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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LAC’s agricultural sector could be more competitive with risk management policies

New measures designed to protect US farmers, which took effect in February, pose a major challenge to the competitiveness of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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