San José, Costa Rica
May 29, 2026
Member countries of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) expressed support for a presentation by Director General Muhammad Ibrahim during a meeting of the Special Advisory Commission on Management Issues (SACMI), where he outlined the key areas of focus of the organization’s work from now until 2030.
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San José, Costa Rica
May 28, 2026
Producers, technical specialists, and institutions in different areas of Latin America and the Caribbean are taking part in a coordinated effort to develop a regional agenda for sustainable dairy farming. The initiative is spearheaded by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan-American Dairy Farming Federation (FEPALE) and Chile’s Dairy Consortium.
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San José
May 27, 2026
The work will prioritize initiatives that form part of a comprehensive approach to agroecological transition and agricultural health in areas such as agroforestry and forest management, resilient and competitive tropical agriculture, science, technology and innovation, bioinputs that reduce dependence on agrochemicals, integrated crop management and regenerative agriculture, precision agriculture, animal and plant health, soils and ecosystems, public policies for sustainable agrifood systems, governance, and institutional coordination.
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San José
May 26, 2026
Minister Ramírez and the Director General of IICA discussed issues such as the response plan for the El Niño phenomenon, improving the competitiveness of the sector, modernization of the ministry, agribusiness, bioinputs, and the promotion of innovation, research and development.
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Comayagua, Honduras
May 26, 2026
IICA is assisting with the procurement of inputs to sustain productivity in the cultivation of staple grains and coffee, as well as in livestock farming, which contributes to the effectiveness and transparency of the assistance, the President stated.
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Kingston, Jamaica
May 25, 2026
The twentieth edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture entitled “The New Face of Caribbean Food Systems” will be held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 27 September to 2 October. The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will be one of its organizers.
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San José, Costa Rica
May 22, 2026
There is a new generation of rural entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean that no longer talks only about producing more food. They naturally think in terms of biomass, traceability, bioinputs, carbon capture, biodiversity, and circular economy.
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Mexico City
May 20, 2026
The meeting highlighted the importance of strengthening regional cooperation, underscoring the value of joint work among countries and institutions to reinforce technical and operational capacities in the region, and advancing toward harmonized mechanisms that improve epidemiological surveillance, information exchange and animal movement control against the NWS.
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San José, Costa Rica
May 19, 2026
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