Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

San José, Costa Rica

June 20, 2025

With support from IICA, Costa Rica promotes bioenergy projects to accelerate its decarbonization

The country’s Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Institute organized an event to showcase 10 initiatives that leverage waste and biomass to generate renewable energy, with the aim of promoting their development and mobilizing resources from green financial sources for the adoption and scaling of these clean technologies.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

June 20, 2025

Agri-food companies in Costa Rica strengthen ties with financial entities to boost their growth, in a meeting organized by SIECA and IICA

More than 21 Costa Rican companies, along with seven local financial institutions, participated in person in the so-called “Financial Meeting: Promoting the Financial Success of MSMEs in Costa Rica.”

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Brasilia

June 19, 2025

Genetic breeding, management, and biotechnology fuel the expansion of Brazilian wheat, as highlighted at seminar hosted by Embrapa and IICA

The event was organized by IICA in collaboration with EMBRAPA and brought together representatives from the public and private sectors, research institutions, international organizations, embassy staff, and producer organizations

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Calgary, Alberta, Canadá

June 18, 2025

Global leaders highlight agriculture’s essential role in global prosperity at IICA side event held in Canada alongside the G7 Summit

Leaders from the agricultural sector around the world, officials from international organizations, representatives of the private sector, academics and students gathered in Canada to highlight the growing importance of agriculture for the future of humanity and called for cooperative efforts to address the challenges facing the planet.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José. Costa Rica

June 17, 2025

The Guyanese Government announces its decision to nominate Muhammad Ibrahim, former Director General of CATIE, for the position of Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

The official announcement was made after the country’s President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, met with Ibrahim in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

June 17, 2025

The first edition of the AgTech Accelerator Program, promoted by IICA and Endeavor, comes to a successful close

The program brought together 20 agtech startups from 12 countries across the Americas and featured mentorship sessions with prominent figures from the tech and agribusiness ecosystems.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

June 16, 2025

The FoHRSA fund: planting seeds to make agriculture in the Americas more resilient

Faced with an increasingly challenging global scenario as far as agri-food production is concerned, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is making great strides in implementing the Hemispheric Fund for Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (FoHRSA), an initiative requested by the ministers of agriculture of the countries of the Americas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

June 11, 2025

Vinicio Ramírez, a prominent advocate of cooperativism and entrepreneurship in Ecuador’s rural communities, has been recognized by IICA as one of the Leaders of Rurality of the Americas

Ramírez stands out for his work in support of small-scale farmers and livestock producers. He is part of the Salinas group, a conglomerate of cooperatives and foundations that supports local smallholders who supply inputs at fair prices for the production of chocolates, wool items, cheeses, jams, cocoa, aromatic herbs, and handicrafts.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

June 11, 2025

IICA and the Global Farmer Network join forces to promote sustainable agriculture, technological innovation and farmer empowerment in the Americas

This initiative took shape during a visit by a select group of GFN members, led by CEO Mary Boote, to IICA headquarters in San José, Costa Rica. They were received by the Institute’s Director General, Manuel Otero, and held discussions with IICA’s technical staff specializing in agriculture and rural development. These exchanges focused on the strategic role of farmers in food security, climate resilience, and sustainable rural development.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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