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Innovation is critical to achieving a significant change in agriculture
The Director General of IICA, Víctor M. Villalobos, shared his outlook on agriculture at the Forum on the Challenges of the Agrifood Sector 2016-2025, held in Honduras.
Comisión Regional de ECADERT definirá nuevas acciones para impulsar desarrollo de los territorios rurales
El IICA es el coordinador técnico de la plataforma que apoya la ejecución de esta estrategia de desarrollo rural en los países miembros del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana.
Technical assistance: vital for funding and agricultural insurance
IDB, CABEI and USAID presented, in coordination with IICA, an overview of funding and insurance for agriculture in Central America, and the challenges yet to be resolved.
Central America and the Caribbean to update their agricultural R&D indicators
IICA and several other agencies are to implement a project aimed at updating the information on agricultural research and development in the two regions, in order to highlight the need for increased investment in those areas.
More investment and innovation needed in agriculture to ensure food security
FAO, IICA and ECLAC document summarizes the conclusions of four dialogues held in the Southern Cone, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to discuss ways to promote agriculture and make those who earn their livelihoods in agriculture less vulnerable.
Electronic consultation to help set agenda for innovation in family agriculture
The findings will be presented at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development, to be held in October.