Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Agricultural chains

IICA showcases its work for agricultural chains in the Americas

Tiempo de lectura: 3 mins.

A new video shows the Institute’s work in this field over the past three years to make agricultural chains more competitive, sustainable and inclusive.

Video: Progress through 2016 – FP Agricultural Chains

San Jose, 2 November, 2017 (IICA). The project has trained over 14,600 people involved in agriculture and has strengthened 14 chains in 10 countries, and these are only a few of the accomplishments of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to improve the competitive, sustainable performance of chains in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

The Institute has also conducted over 422 technical cooperation activities, among them, capacity building processes, studies, reports, methodologies, proposals for policies, strategies and projects, and technological innovations.

These and other outcomes are displayed in a video that sets out the achievements of the IICA Flagship Project on Competitiveness and Sustainability of Agricultural Chains.

The work has focused on strengthening policies and the institutional framework; management of agricultural chains and development of agribusiness skills; innovation for productivity, efficiency and sustainability, and market access and penetration.

IICA is also introducing 38 publications and documents that address some of the areas of action critical to this Flagship Project, such as policies, innovation, markets, agroindustry, agricultural health and food security, among others. These publications are international public goods and can be found in a single document that gives access to them all .

The following link will open the video: http://www.iica.int/en/video/progress-through-2016-fp-agricultural-chains

 

More information:

Daniel Rodríguez, leader of the IICA Flagship Project on Competitiveness and Sustainability of Agricultural Chains.

daniel.rodriguez@iica.int

 

Publications and documents

 

Share

Related news​

San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

December 3, 2025

The Argentine province of Jujuy presented its strategic plan for productive development for the next ten years, which was drafted with the participation of IICA

The “Jujuy Agrodiversa 2025–2035” Strategic Productive Plana roadmap that will guide the rural and agro-industrial growth of the province over the next decadewas presented in the capital of Jujuy by Governor Carlos Sadir, together with IICA’s Representative in Argentina, Fernando Camargo.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Buenos Aires

December 3, 2025

AAPRESID, a global leader in science and innovation and a strategic partner of IICA, invites farmers to learn about Argentine agriculture

It is currently organizing its next Agronomic Technical Tour, scheduled for March 2026, which will explore how innovation and soil care are practiced in establishments with the latest technologies and generate contacts with farmers in a country that is one of the world’s most important food producers.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José

December 2, 2025

More than 50 experts from 24 countries in the Americas explored AI’s potential to transform agricultural health systems and streamline trade

At a three-day technical workshop convened by IICA and the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF).

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins