School feeding programs in Belize are using a more holistic and integrated approach of establishing gardens to produce fruits and vegetables to supply to the kitchen for consumption by the schoolchildren. It is in this context that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture along with the Horticulture unit of the Ministry of Agriculture are working together on establishing a school garden at one of the primary schools in the city of Belmopan.
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San Jose and Turrialba, Costa Rica
July 7, 2025
More than eighty public and private sector representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean held discussions with European Union officials on how to foster more sustainable livestock production systems, during a working meeting jointly organized by the EU’s AL-INVEST Verde program and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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San José, Costa Rica
July 4, 2025
This document summarizes the work carried out during the first year of operation of the Sustainable Cattle Farming Platform of the Americas. This is a collaborative space managed jointly by IICA and the IDB whose mission is to contribute to information sharing, collaboration, and the generation and dissemination of knowledge on the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of livestock production systems that coexist in the different regions of the Americas.
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San José, Costa Rica
July 3, 2025
Officers of IICA’s Community Outreach Association, APC, handed over tools and guides to the “República de Paraguay” school, for the purpose of establishing a productive garden.
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