Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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July 23, 2015

Jamaicaā€™s Ambassador to the U.S. to Support the Role of Women in Development at Annual ā€˜IICA Dayā€™ Function

To further support this initiative, the IICA Office in the United States, with support from the OAS, is hosting a complementary event celebrating women in agriculture in the Americas on November 18, 2010.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 23, 2015

IICA to make common cause with the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricane Tomas

The Director General explained the actions IICA will take in the short, medium and long terms in response to the damage reported by the IICA Representative for the Eastern Caribbean States.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 23, 2015

ā€œBuilding a single IICAā€

This was the motto chosen for the First Institutional Management Meeting.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 23, 2015

IICA Calls for ā€˜Commitment to Public-Private Partnerships in Agriculture Developmentā€™ at World Food Prize Symposium

he Conference, ā€œTake it to the Farmer": Reaching the World's Smallholders,ā€ is currently underway this week in Des Moines, Iowa where global leaders and institutions will focus on the worldā€™s small-scale farmers.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 22, 2015

Public policies needed for rural women in the Americas

According to the Director General of IICA, ā€œIt is time to reaffirm IICAā€™s commitment to rural women.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 22, 2015

IICA adopts a new strategy for meeting the challenges of agriculture

Four objectives will be the focus of its actions:  agricultural competitiveness, production and markets; agriculture, territories and rural well-being; agriculture, natural resources and climate change; and agriculture and food security.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 22, 2015

IICA and the United States Department of Agriculture join efforts to rebuild the agricultural sector in Haiti

They are to offer courses on good agricultural practices and implement a technical assistance and training program for Haitian producers.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 22, 2015

The USA bolsters its support for IICA

The United States Department of Agriculture is to finance a program that will make it possible to hire international professionals to work with IICA in an associate capacity.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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July 22, 2015

Leading Latin American and Caribbean women experts to participate in forum on rural women as panelists

The aim of the activity, due to be held on Thursday, October 7, is to discuss the role of women in agriculture and food security, and to create a common agenda for work on the issue.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins