Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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November 24, 2021

Caribbean Virtual Agri-Food Trade Mission Hits the Mark…

The first annual Caribbean Virtual Agri-Food Trade Mission was successful in connecting exporters from CARICOM with buyers from the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.

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November 24, 2021

Striving to rehabilitate agriculture following the volcano disaster, IICA coordinates another seed donation to St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The first major eruption of La Soufriere Volcano was last April and since then there have been thirty-two others. Approximately 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes, most of whom were farmers, given that the lands adjoining the volcano are used primarily for agriculture.

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November 10, 2021

IICA supports thirty-two countries of the Americas in their search for common ground on sanitary and phytosanitary measures to facilitate agricultural trade

The Institute organized a regional dialogue between delegations to the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, prior to the organization’s Ministerial Conference that will begin this month.

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November 8, 2021

IICA renews commitment to ICOA to backstop productive and commercial development of organic agriculture

The new four-year agreement between the institutions was signed during the XII Regular Annual Meeting of ICOA.

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November 4, 2021

Young people from Peru and Ecuador design virtual platform to create Rural Youth Community of the Americas

Physics, biology and IT professionals won the 2021 Rural Youth Hackathon organized by IICA for this purpose.

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November 1, 2021

Connectivity and digital skills building are key to expanding technologies among small-scale farmers

The Director General of IICA, as well as IDB and Microsoft officials, participated in the event “Dynamics of and Outlook for AgriTech in Latin America”, organized by the Colombian Farmers’ Society (SAC) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). 

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October 29, 2021

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Meat and IICA will promote good practices and research in the meat industry

Both institutions work to transform agri-food systems from livestock and rural development in the Americas.

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October 11, 2021

Fourth virtual business roundtable of the agrifood chains of Latin America and the Caribbean resulted in trade deals valuing USD 18 million

The event was held from 27 September to 1 October and included 543 participating companies.

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October 8, 2021

On its 79th anniversary, IICA breaks ground on the Plaza of Agriculture of the Americas

The foundation stone was laid by Costa Rican ministers and the mayor of the canton of Vázquez de Coronado. This public space will promote biodiversity, responsible management of natural resources, agriculture’s transformative potential and the contribution of rural dwellers to sustainable development.

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