Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Knowledge management

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide training to diplomats via IICA’s online courses

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

Sustainable development and coffee production will be the first IICA courses that will be made available to diplomats from this Central American country.

San José, 27 May 2019 (IICA). The Manuel María Peralta Diplomatic Institute, which is part of Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign and Religious Affairs, will provide training to its staff via the e-learning platform of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

This is in keeping with an agreement, which was established with a view to sharing good institutional practices in the areas of diplomatic management, telecommunications, and communications management.

Initially, the beneficiaries will be national and international officials of Costa Rica, including diplomats.

The Manuel María Peralta Institute selected two courses for the initial phase— “Acuerdos Globales para el Desarrollo Sostenible y su Implicación en el Sector Agrícola” (Global Agreements for Sustainable Development and their Impact on Agriculture) and La situación y tendencias de la producción de café en Latinoamérica” (Status of and Trends in Latin American Coffee Production)—given that these were considered the most relevant to the functions of a diplomat.

The e-learning platform is managed by IICA’s Center for Knowledge Management and Horizontal Cooperation Services, which has a mission to support and strengthen the capacities of the strategic partners of this international organization.

More information:

Francisco Melo, Coordinator of the Center for Knowledge Management and Horizontal Cooperation Services, IICA

francisco.melo@iica.int

Share

Related news​

Brasilia, Brasil

October 31, 2025

Large number of top government officials from the sector set to attend the 2025 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Participantes del Foro Panamericano de Bioinsumos realizan una gira técnica en el Centro de Investigación La Selva de AGROSAVIA, conociendo prácticas innovadoras para el desarrollo y aplicación de bioinsumos que promueven una agricultura sostenible en América Latina.

Bogotá, Colombia

October 29, 2025

At a forum organized by IICA and its partners, senior Colombian government officials and specialists emphasized that regional cooperation on bioinputs is key to transforming agriculture in the Americas

More than 200 representatives from 18 countries, plus 47 speakers, came together for the Third Pan-American Bioinputs Forum in Colombia, an event consisting of two days of technical and political dialogue and one day of field visits. It was a reaffirmation of the commitment of the Americas to more sustainable, competitive and science-based agriculture.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Ottawa, Canada

October 29, 2025

“Breaking the Pattern” Event Highlights Women’s Crucial Role in Building Climate-Resilient Agriculture

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins