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San José, Costa Rica

December 10, 2024

Students from Limón, Costa Rica, win the second edition of the Minecraft Education Challenge for Agriculture organized by Microsoft and IICA

For the challenge, participants were presented with a Minecraft scenario characterized by drought, soil erosion, landslides, water pollution, deforestation, and loss of wildlife, among other devastating scenarios.

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San José

December 10, 2024

In Costa Rica, the IDB, CAF, ECLAC, IICA, FAO, OECD and other organizations discuss “globalization without governance”, weakening multilateralism, and a new generation of policies to accelerate agricultural development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Participants agreed that international cooperation should serve as a catalyst for transformations through an integrated vision while respecting diverse national conditions. This approach should emphasize science-based decision-making and address financing challenges in light of fiscal constraints in the region.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 9, 2024

Thanks to “Rural Energy,” a Biomatec-AECID-IICA project, more than 3000 farmers are now enjoying the benefits of clean energy

At an event held to present the results of the Rural Energy project, the partners involved described how more than 3000 rural producers in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala are transforming their agricultural production by using low-cost technologies that allow them to make efficient use of renewable energy sources in their communities.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 6, 2024

Representatives from IDB, CAF, ECLAC, OECD, IICA, FAO and other organizations gather in Costa Rica to promote transformative policies that strengthen agricultural productivity and sustainability

Key issues under discussion include environmental sustainability, food security, the bioeconomy, environmental services, and technological innovation.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 5, 2024

With the climate agenda at a crossroads, IICA will define a roadmap to strengthen agriculture’s role at the center of COP30 discussions in Brazil

Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay and Chair of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA); Izabella Teixeira, former Minister of Environment of Brazil and the country’s chief negotiator at COP21; and Professor Rattan Lal, a global leader in regenerative agriculture and soil sciences, World Food Prize laureate, and IICA Goodwill Ambassador

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

December 5, 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture, IICA, and other international organizations join forces to halt the spread of the New World Screwworm.

The training and communication aspects necessary for the prevention, control, and eradication of the New World Screwworm were jointly planned at the meeting.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

December 2, 2024

Synergy of water and energy shows that ethanol can contribute to decarbonization in all Latin American countries

Experts agreed on this at the Global Workshop on ‘Synergistic Application of Sustainable Water and Energy Consumption and Production for the Achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement’.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

November 27, 2024

Bayer and IICA strengthen their partnership with a focus on training for family farmers, the guardians of food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

The purpose of the agreement is to promote the sustainable transformation of small-scale agriculture by increasing productivity while conserving natural resources.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

November 22, 2024

The agriculture sector of the Americas shone brightly at COP29, where it demonstrated to the world that it is essential for food and environmental security

At the most important international event for political and technical negotiations on the future of production methods and consumption around the world, farmers in the Americas had an influential voice, and the science- and innovation-based solutions to the climate crisis they are implementing in rural areas attracted a great deal of interest.

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Students from Limón, Costa Rica, win the second edition of the Minecraft Education Challenge for Agriculture organized by Microsoft and IICA

In Costa Rica, the IDB, CAF, ECLAC, IICA, FAO, OECD and other organizations discuss “globalization without governance”, weakening multilateralism, and a new generation of policies to accelerate agricultural development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Thanks to “Rural Energy,” a Biomatec-AECID-IICA project, more than 3000 farmers are now enjoying the benefits of clean energy

Representatives from IDB, CAF, ECLAC, OECD, IICA, FAO and other organizations gather in Costa Rica to promote transformative policies that strengthen agricultural productivity and sustainability

With the climate agenda at a crossroads, IICA will define a roadmap to strengthen agriculture’s role at the center of COP30 discussions in Brazil

The United States Department of Agriculture, IICA, and other international organizations join forces to halt the spread of the New World Screwworm.

Synergy of water and energy shows that ethanol can contribute to decarbonization in all Latin American countries

Bayer and IICA strengthen their partnership with a focus on training for family farmers, the guardians of food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

The agriculture sector of the Americas shone brightly at COP29, where it demonstrated to the world that it is essential for food and environmental security

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