Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

World Vision Acuerdo

IICA and World Vision sign agreement: Agreement will contribute to ensuring food security in Central America

• 7.34 million people are food insecure according to OCHA • Organizations will prioritize climate-smart agriculture and aid for vulnerable populations • Joint actions will be focused on developing livelihoods and employment opportunities for youth and poor families

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Fontagro Assembly highlights the role of science, technology and innovation for the sustainability of agrifood systems

The panel discussion “Challenges Facing Science, Agriculture and Food by 2030: How to foster investment in scientific research and innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean” was held virtually during the XXV Annual Meeting of FONTAGRO’s Board of Directors.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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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.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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PepsiCo and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) establish an alliance for soil recovery and conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean

With this new alliance, PepsiCo joins the “Living Soils of the Americas”, program designed to improve rural well-being, productivity, and food security while respecting environmental limits and making rational use of natural resources.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Petite Soufrière, Dominica

October 27, 2021

The IICA/CBF-EbA Project helps build back traditional vetiver handicraft skills in vulnerable communities in Dominica

Community bonds, hands-on skills and livelihood opportunities strengthened for women and youth

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Boosting food production and caring for the environment are complementary objectives, say ministers of Agriculture of the Americas ahead of COP26

Coordinated, cohesive participation by the Americas at COP26 is crucial to achieve global objectives in the fight against climate change and to ensure that the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will not put food production at risk.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Promoter of opportunities for rural women, Keithlin Caroo, conferred title of IICA Goodwill Ambassador

Caroo left her dream job and a stable income at the United Nations to focus on improving the lives of rural women through a new efficient, profitable and technological agriculture.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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Challenges to transforming agrifood systems: A high-level debate in conjunction with the conferral of the World Food Prize

The participants will exchange ideas and information on the actions needed to achieve more sustainable agrifood systems in the region—a primary net exporter of food—and in the world.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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European Union and IICA join forces to minimize food and nutrition insecurity for 1,508 families in the Trifinio region of Central America

The AGRO-INNOVA and PROCAGICA projects provide technical assistance and agricultural inputs to bolster food production based on good agricultural practices under agroforestry systems.

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