Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Dr. da Fonte hands over pasture seeds to Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture

Georgetown, Guyana

December 12, 2022

IICA partners with GLDA towards improving livestock nutrition through the establishment of improved pastures in Guyana

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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December 11, 2022

With the support of IICA, the hemispheric organization MIOA will strengthen tools to collect, disseminate and exchange information on agricultural market prices

At the meeting of the MIOA member and partner countries, held at IICA Headquarters in San José, the 26 participating delegations agreed to move forward with a project to design a data dashboard and an application gathering country-specific price information on agricultural products.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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December 9, 2022

Global alliance against fusarium and IICA strengthen technical systems in Venezuela to fight fungus threatening global banana production

In Venezuela, sudden wilting in banana plants has impacted production since 2006.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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December 8, 2022

Peru’s cocoa sector has new tool to drive crop safety and promote exports

In Peru, approximately 100,000 families participate in cocoa production, which in 2021 generated exports worth USD 300 million.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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December 8, 2022

The Trust for the Americas and IICA join forces to work toward reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunities in rural areas

The two organizations signed a cooperation agreement that will focus its efforts on women and youth through professional education, training, access to information and technology transfer.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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December 2, 2022

At Brazil Africa Forum, IICA presented actions in South-South Cooperation and underscored relevance and leadership of EMBRAPA in building new bridges with Africa

Jorge Werthein, Special Advisor to IICA’s Director General, Manuel Otero, represented IICA at the latest edition of the forum held in São Paulo, the first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic, which was entitled “Sustainable Cities: Global challenges, local solutions”.  

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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November 30, 2022

At least 72 million rural dwellers in Latin America and the Caribbean lack access to high-quality internet services

According to the research study “Rural Connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: Current Situation, Challenges and Actions to Achieve Digitalization and Sustainable Development”, which was presented on Thursday by the IICA, the World Bank, Bayer, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, Microsoft and Syngenta.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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November 30, 2022

This Thursday, 1 December, IICA will present a new study on the state of rural connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean

The research, which received support from the World Bank, Bayer, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, Microsoft and Syngenta, will be launched in a virtual event with the participation of ministers and secretaries of agriculture and private sector executives from the region.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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November 14, 2022

International specialists called to participate in the 2023 ICABR global bioeconomy conference, co-organized by IICA and the Secretariat of Agriculture of Argentina

For the first time in its history, the conference will be held in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from July 4 to 7, 2023, and will explore “Sustainable transitions in the bioeconomy as a driver of new dynamics in institutional development”.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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