Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Georgetown

June 10, 2026

The President of Guyana met with the Director General of IICA alongside Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and predicted that the new agricultural innovation center in Georgetown will generate value for the entire Caribbean

Irfaan Ali received IICA Director General Muhammad Ibrahim and the Executive Secretary (Deputy Minister) of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Cleber Soares, in his office, along with the Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, Zulfikar Mustapha, with whom he discussed the details of the project, which will be implemented starting next month.

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 10, 2026

The governments of Brazil and Guyana, together with the Director General of IICA, are launching a science and innovation center in Georgetown aimed at transforming Caribbean agriculture and making it more productive and resilient

Starting this year, Guyana will host a center of excellence in innovation, technology transfer, and agricultural training that will benefit the entire Caribbean, thanks to a cooperation project led by the governments of Brazil and Guyana in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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Burma, Guyana

March 26, 2026

New Zealand–Funded ADOPT Caribbean Project Launched in Guyana to Drive Climate-Smart Agriculture Across the Caribbean

The initiative will establish demonstration plots in each participating country, generate baseline soil data for key agricultural systems, and build the capacity of farmers, technicians, and institutions to monitor and manage agricultural emissions more effectively.

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Georgetown, Guyana

December 4, 2025

With the collaboration of IICA, the Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana is creating a Situation Room to monitor agriculture sector data in real time

The Situation Room will serve as a hub for collecting data on weather patterns, agricultural production, flood and drought risks, pest and disease outbreaks, and other factors.

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San Jose

April 7, 2025

Linden Stewart, Guyanese beekeeping paragon and passionate beekeeping instructor, is named an IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas

Stewart was bestowed with the “Soul of Rurality” award as part of an initiative by the specialized organization in agricultural and rural development to highlight the role of men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of the hemisphere, while also ensuring the planet’s environmental sustainability and its food and nutritional security.

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Dr. da Fonte hands over pasture seeds to Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture

Georgetown, Guyana

December 12, 2022

IICA partners with GLDA towards improving livestock nutrition through the establishment of improved pastures in Guyana

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Extension Officers from various MoA Agencies

Georgetown, Guyana

April 29, 2022

IICA Delegation in Guyana initiates Project for the training in the Methodology for calculating cost of production of agricultural commodities including livestock and crops targeting Agricultural officers and farmers

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"IICA/EDF"

Georgetown, Guyana

January 7, 2022

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT) to Support Innovative and Dynamic Agripreneurs in Guyana

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Farmers

Guyana

December 9, 2021

IICA Demonstrates commitment of technical support to the Ministry of Agriculture by providing skills training in the making compost for Mocha Farmers

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