Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Agriculture

IICA and FAO lead the Donors and Cooperation Agencies in the Dominican Republic

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

In an effort to continue the planning and coordination of the technical cooperation activities of the different donors and cooperation agencies in the agricultural sector of the Dominican Republic, IICA and FAO have retaken the working meetings among the different agencies.

In the most recent meeting of this group, representatives of FAO, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECIED), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the European Union Delegation (DUE) in the country discussed the operation and initial strategy of the group.

In an effort to continue the planning and coordination of the technical cooperation activities of the different donors and cooperation agencies in the agricultural sector of the Dominican Republic, IICA and FAO have retaken the working meetings among the different agencies.

In the most recent meeting of this group, representatives of FAO, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECIED), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the European Union Delegation (DUE) in the country discussed the operation and initial strategy of the group.

During the meeting, topics like Family Agriculture, Food Security, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment and the Census of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic were shared.  Likewise, the most convenient way to insert the intervention and activities of the different donors and cooperation agencies within the Dominican Government agenda.

It was also the decision by consensus of the whole group that IICA and FAO are the international organizations that will lead the process and development of the Group of Donors and Agricultural Cooperation Agencies.

Donors and Cooperation Agencies meeting. It was facilitated and hosted by the IICA Delegation in the Dominican Republic with the participation of representatives of FAO, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID), European Union Delegation (DUE) and the United States  Department of Agriculture (USDA).

 

Share

Related news​

Brasilia

March 9, 2026

Representatives of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, the Director General of IICA and Caribbean ministers coordinate international cooperation

They discussed strategies designed to make agriculture more attractive to the new generations, highlighting the potential of technologies such as drones and precision agriculture for modernizing the sector and reducing the migration of young people from rural areas to the city. They also stressed the need to increase agricultural training and higher education programs.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Paramaribo, Surinam

March 6, 2026

Manicel and Majorie Simon, a Haitian father and his Suriname-born daughter, promoters of farmers’ wellbeing and collaborative efforts, are recognized by IICA as Leaders of Rurality of the Americas

Manicel Simon, a farmer, and Majorie Simon, secretary and spokesperson for the Haitian Farmers Cooperative of Suriname, were recognized as Leaders of Rurality for their work to integrate immigrants and help them obtain tools and apply new technologies.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Brasilia

March 6, 2026

IICA Director General attends meeting of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) and gives ministers details of the progress that has been made with his organization’s work plan for the period 2026-2030

At a meeting of the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS), the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Muhammad Ibrahim, presented details of the progress that has been made in drafting the 2026-2030 Medium-term Plan (MTP), the roadmap for his term of office as the head of the specialized agency for agricultural and rural development. The ministers who make up the Council then proposed other areas that should be included as priorities for work.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins