Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

drt_1

August 25, 2015

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

fontagro_eng

August 25, 2015

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

foro_agua

August 25, 2015

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

jatropha_com

August 25, 2015

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

aea_cp

August 25, 2015

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

seminario_innovagro

August 25, 2015

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

farmbill

August 24, 2015

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.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

sem_innovagro

August 24, 2015

Specialists in innovation lay the groundwork for scientific cooperation in agrifood subjects between the European Union and LAC

IICA and the ceiA3 signed an agreement to produce materials and courses related to innovation management in the agrifood sector.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

dg_merida

August 24, 2015

Mexico and the Caribbean strengthen their technical cooperation in agriculture

The Secretariat of Agriculture of Mexico and IICA signed an agreement to train 150 technical personnel from the Caribbean in priority areas for the agricultural development of the region.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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