Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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USA

September 23, 2016

Agricultural profile of Argentina

IICA's CAESPA shares insight into the situation of agriculture and food security and the opportunities for the private sector in Agriculture in Argentina.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Trinidad and Tobago

September 23, 2016

Farmer-led innovations: The case of agricultural equipment in Trinidad and Tobago

Producers are by definition true innovators as demonstrated by the story of the Ramsaroop family in the Caribbean island of Trinidad.  

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

September 23, 2016

Improving financing and financial inclusion in agro value chains in Latin America

Under the IICA flagship project on Competitiveness and Sustainability of Agricultural Chains for Food Security and Economic Development it was identified, that a major problem, for all 10 participating countries and agro-food chains, is the limited access to and the low penetration of financing into agro value chains. 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Washington, D.C.

September 23, 2016

Commercialization strategies that add value and facilitate market access for agricultural producers

On this fourth note we will share progresses on the second suggested strategy, supply chain linkages.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Eastern Caribbean States

September 23, 2016

Regional competition highlights success with climate smart agriculture in the eastern Caribbean States

A competition organized by IICA and the Ministries of Agriculture rewarded successful cases of technology use and good practices for addressing and minimizing the impact of climate change on agriculture.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Colombia and Dominican Republic

September 23, 2016

SRI advancing in Latin America to help address climate change

The project has successfully completed its first year with almost 150 producers and technicians trained.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Castries, St. Lucia

September 6, 2016

Fifteen producers from six enterprises enhanced their expertise in governance

A national training event focused on the requirements for better governance and member participation.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

September 5, 2016

Descriptive Document PROCAGICA-RD ready for approval by the EU, IICA and the authorities

After several versions of the Descriptive Document of the Central American Program for the Integrated Management of Coffee in the Dominican Republic we lastly have a consensus version of this requirement document for the signing of the agreement between the Delegation of the European Union (EU) and the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Nevis

September 5, 2016

IICA extends greenhouse technology to primary school in Nevis

The construction of a greenhouse, with support from IICA, will help reduce the cost of a school feeding programme that benefits 300 students.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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