San José, Costa Rica
August 12, 2025
In the third edition of this competition, participants were presented with a virtual world in Minecraft consisting of a densely populated city with no spaces where crops could be grown, and tasked with generating innovative and efficient solutions for sustainable food production.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 12, 2025
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) concluded an intensive week of activities in Buenos Aires, having organized a visit by three ministers from Central America and the Caribbean, who explored new opportunities for trade and cooperation with the Argentinian government and private sector.
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Buenos Aires
August 11, 2025
The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) was recognized for defending the essential values of agriculture and for his international perspective, during a ceremony organized by the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange. The Exchange is the country’s oldest business entity, founded in 1854.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 8, 2025
The discussion on the contribution of agriculture to energy security was organized in a strategic partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), which, after its successful participation in the Congress in 2024, is once again playing a prominent role, with a special panel of experts session, a photo exhibition, and a side event focused on AgTechs.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 8, 2025
The three-day conference will spotlight key issues related to the future of agriculture, which must drive innovation in science and production. For the second consecutive year, IICA is participating actively in the conference, one of the year’s most important events for the agriculture sector in Latin America.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 7, 2025
At a meeting with senior officials of the Argentinian government, ministers of Panama, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines explored new agribusiness and cooperation opportunities in the application of genetics in beef production, dairy farming and beekeeping, among other areas, with a view to expanding trade between Argentina and the Caribbean and Central America.
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San José, Costa Rica
August 7, 2025
The transformation of tropical agriculture toward more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable systems calls for the coordinated efforts of scientific research, farmers, and public policymakers, according to specialists who took part in a forum organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE).
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San Jose, Costa Rica
August 6, 2025
The initiative will offer annual scholarships to pursue online undergraduate and graduate studies, and will include in-person training opportunities at the European University of the Atlantic, in Spain.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 5, 2025
During their meeting, the Trinidadian minister stressed his Caribbean country’s need to enhance its food security, by reducing dependence on food imports and strengthening public policies aimed at attracting youth to agriculture.
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