Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Virtual business roundtables have promoted the sale of agrifood products and services from Central America and the Dominican Republic to the rest of the world.

March 14, 2023

In three years, IICA, FAO, SECAC and SIECA connect over 3,000 Latin American and Caribbean enterprises, resulting in trade deals of over USD 148 million

Virtual business roundtables have promoted the sale of agrifood products and services from Central America and the Dominican Republic to the rest of the world.

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March 14, 2023

FONTAGRO and IICA launch contest for successful bioeconomy experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean

The contest will be open from 1 February to 16 June 2023. Awards will be given to the following categories: producers’ associations and other private-sector organizations, including NGOs, that work with LAC producers; LAC science and technology institutions and organizations; and the LAC public sector (at all levels).

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March 13, 2023

Krysta Harden, President of the U.S. Dairy Export Council and promoter of a central role for women in the agrifood industry, receives recognition from IICA as a Leader of Rurality in the America

Harden’s passion for agriculture started when she was a girl, growing up on her family’s peanut farm in the southern state of Georgia. She has come a long way since then in private sector work and public service, taking her to the highest levels of decision-making and responsibility. For instance, she was Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for three years.

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March 9, 2023

SENASICA and IICA endorse partnership to protect agriculture sector in Mexico and the Americas

At a meeting with IICA Director General Manuel Otero and IICA’s Representative in Mexico, Diego Montenegro Ernst, SENASICA Director in Chief Javier Calderón Elizalde said that the partnership has been vital in protecting the agriculture sector in Mexico and throughout the Americas, and in strengthening the safe production and trade of healthy and safe foods.

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March 7, 2023

On International Women’s Day, IICA launches virtual entrepreneurship course for rural women

Registration will begin on March 8, and 45 women from Andean countries will be selected to participate in the training course as of March 22.

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March 3, 2023

IICA launches second edition of Digital Agriculture Week with special invitation to AgTechs in Latin America and the Caribbean

The event will be held from 29 May to 1 June with a hybrid format. The Institute’s initiative is supported by Microsoft, Bayer, The Yield Lab, IFAD and CAF.

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March 2, 2023

IICA recognizes the work of the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, Víctor Villalobos, and highlights the country’s key contribution to global food security

Around 5.4 million people are employed in Mexico’s agricultural sector and 145 million hectares are dedicated to agriculture and livestock.

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From right to left: Manuel Otero, IICA Director General. Daniel Werner, Director of the Department of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel. Kleber Santos, President of the Confederation of Agricultural Engineers of Brazil. Octavio Pérez, APIA President. Mario Lubetkin, Deputy Director General and Regional Representative of the FAO for Latin America and the Caribbean.

March 1, 2023

Science and innovation are pillars for transforming agriculture and resolving the crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, stated specialists at a regional conference of agricultural engineers

The event was part of the 2023 APIA Conference Series and was organized together with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). This online conference was followed by over one hundred agricultural engineers and other professionals from 23 countries in the region.

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February 28, 2023

With its new State Agri-food Policy, Panama seeks to transform its economy to incorporate food production as a driving force for growth and development and to safeguard its future, Minister Salcedo claims

These were the words of Carlos Augusto Salcedo, the Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs of the President’s Office of Panama, who gave an interview on the Agro América program broadcast by the Brazilian TV channel AgroMais.

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