San José Costa Rica
August 29, 2025
Through the digital platform, IICA will provide public access to reports and podcasts with a view to encouraging producers, technical specialists, institutions and companies to take the next steps towards digitalization.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
August 28, 2025
The event was jointly organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (SECAC) and the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), which have been spearheading these types of meetings since 2020, in a bid to bolster regional agrifood trade.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Rosario, Argentina
August 28, 2025
A declaration by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) on the development and promotion of sustainable aviation fuels in the Americas was presented during the Pan American Liquid Biofuels Summit in Rosario, Argentina.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
El Alto, Bolivia
August 28, 2025
At just 26 years of age, Abigail Mamani Mamani already has an impressive track record as an advocate for rediscovering one’s roots, community work and respect for the land. From the city of El Alto, Bolivia, Abigal is in constant dialogue with the rural community of Ancoraimes, Macamaca, the birthplace of her parents, while also overseeing a lifelong mission that fuses spirituality, traditional agriculture and new approaches to development.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
August 28, 2025
The partnership between the two entities has allowed for training more than 300 farmers in Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay, as well as more than 534 online participants, as part of the training and prevention line of work.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Rosario, Argentina
August 27, 2025
The Pan American Liquid Biofuels Summit was held in the Argentine city of Rosario within the framework of Climate Week. The international meeting, aimed at defining the agenda and future of liquid biofuels in the Americas, sought to define joint strategies to strengthen biofuel production in the region and advance towards a more sustainable energy matrix.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
August 27, 2025
Armed with stories that intertwine traditional agriculture with innovation, rural youth from more than twenty countries in the Americas met at the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in Costa Rica, to demonstrate that change in the agrifood sector is already underway and that they are leading this transformation from their communities.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San José, Costa Rica
August 26, 2025
At the launch, the Institute donated mechanical tools to Costa Rican firefighters to combat wildfires, which in 2024 affected close to 2.24% of the total land area of the Americas.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
Panama City
August 26, 2025
Workshop shared key knowledge and organized field practices to improve the prevention and control of this pest in Central America and Mexico. The initiative seeks to protect livestock, public health and the rural economy through a network of trained trainers.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
