Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Experts convened by the IDB, ECLAC, FAO, IICA and IFPRI highlight collective action and cooperation as key for strengthening agrifood trade in the Americas

International agencies organized a workshop to analyze the contribution of food trade to food security and sustainable development in the hemisphere.

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Guatemala aims to expand its agricultural frontier by adopting management practices that help regenerate soils

In the latest episode of IICA in Action, the discussion focuses on the forty-five percent of Guatemala’s national territory that is used for agriculture, and the strategic soil protection plan.

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IICA and ECLAC reinforce alliance to strengthen support to countries of the Americas in climate resilience, digitalization, trade and food security

Within the agreement, and together with FAO, these organizations are working together for the publication of "The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-2024".

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In Costa Rica, international experts discuss ways to boost the role of agrifood trade in sustainable development and food security in the Americas

At a two-day event organized by the IDB, ECLAC, FAO, IFPRI, and IICA.

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Visit by Director General Manuel Otero to Bogotá enables IICA to strengthen its technical cooperation agenda to foster sustainable agriculture and preserve the rural economy and biodiversity in Colombia

The Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development, Jhenifer Mojica; the Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad; the Deputy Minister of Environmental Land Management of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Francisco Javier Canal Albán; the President of the Rural Development Agency, Luis Alberto Higuera Malaver; the Director of National Natural Parks, Luis Olmedo Martínez Zamora; and the Rector of the National University of Colombia, Dolly Montoya, were among the officials who welcomed the Director General of the agency specializing in agricultural and rural development.

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The Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) celebrates 20 years as a strategic policy coordination forum for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

CAS is an organization through which its six member countries define priorities for the agricultural agenda and adopt positions on issues of regional interest, with a view to coordinating the development of agreed actions.

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Carbon markets could represent opportunity for sustainable development for the region and must be strengthened, claim experts at international panel organized by CAF and Argentina’s BICE with the participation of IICA

At the forum held in Argentina, experts agreed on the need for an agenda to strengthen the carbon markets, generate capacities, and create spaces for cooperation among the countries.

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Female technology rally at IICA Headquarters strengthened the businesses of Costa Rican rural women

This type of activity seeks to provide participants with new digital skills that they can apply in agricultural activities and in efforts to preserve natural resources in their rural communities.

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Rosamund Benn, a coconut oil producer who encourages other rural women in Guyana to process and market their crops, recognized as a Leader of Rurality of the Americas by IICA

Benn will receive the “Soul of Rurality” award, which is part of an initiative to recognize the men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of the Americas.

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