Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

San José, Costa Rica

September 24, 2025

Young people from Central America and Ecuador present innovative solutions for sustainable water management in agriculture in a challenge organized by IICA and partners

At the GeoRiego 2025 Hackathon, held at IICA’s headquarters in San José, Costa Rica, more than 19 teams participated, presenting technological solutions for water management in agriculture.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

September 22, 2025

Gessyane Ribeiro, a young engineer who is rallying the strength of women in the Brazilian countryside, recognized by IICA as a Leader of Rurality of the Americas

Gessyane serves as Technical Coordinator of the Energia das Mulheres da Terra project, which brings together 42 women farmers’ organizations and strengthens family farming by promoting sustainable agroecological practices and agricultural innovation.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Buenos Aires, Argentina

September 22, 2025

Agriculture is essential for peace and global stability in a world undergoing change and uncertainty, warned the IICA Director General at a congress of Argentine producers

Agriculture is essential for global peace and plays a crucial role in stability at a time when the rules that have governed the international order in recent decades are undergoing a profound transformation, said Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), at one of Argentina’s most important agricultural events.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Buenos Aires, Argentina

September 22, 2025

Argentine agronomist and journalist Héctor Huergo, a pioneer in communication about the transformation of agriculture, appointed IICA Goodwill Ambassador

The hemispheric organization’s Director General, Manuel Otero, presented Huergo with the corresponding accreditation document. The distinction recognizes individuals who share IICA’s commitment to sustainable and equitable development in the Americas.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

September 19, 2025

The main stakeholders in the technological transformation of agriculture in the Americas return to IICA for the Fourth Digital Agriculture Week

120 leaders from 20 countries will gather from September 22 to 25 at IICA headquarters.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Asunción, Paraguay

September 16, 2025

Nidia González, who champions the empowerment of women farmers in Paraguay and strives to raise living standards in her community, has now been recognized as an IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas 

Nidia is President of the Comité de Santo Domingo, a group that seeks to improve the income and standard of living of the entire community.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Madrid, España

September 16, 2025

The IICA Director General, during a working visit to Spain, met with the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas; visited the Spanish Congress and was honored by Universidad de Córdoba

In his meeting with Planas, Otero reflected on the close collaboration with Spain and characterized the Institute’s technical cooperation as systemic, efficient and collaborative, providing benefits to more than ten million farmers and actively undertaking 358 projects to enhance food security and rural development.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

September 10, 2025

Erick Geovany Ac Tot, a cocoa entrepreneur who promotes high-quality cocoa and the preservation of ancestral trees in Guatemala, is named an IICA Leader of Rurality 

Erick Geovany Ac Tot—a prominent Guatemalan cocoa entrepreneur who has been assisting small farmer organizations, promoting high-quality cocoa production and preserving heirloom trees for years, in addition to being a cocoa taster—has been named a Leader of Rurality of the Americas by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). 

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Durante el llamado Diálogo Regional sobre Innovaciones para la Adaptación Climática de pequeños productores del Corredor Seco Centroamericano, los participantes discutieron temas clave como ganadería resiliente, agroforestería, innovación productiva y medidas de adaptación frente a sequías, inundaciones y otros eventos climáticos.

San Salvador

September 9, 2025

In El Salvador, Leaders of Rurality of the Americas shared experiences and engaged in dialogue with youth and specialists on ways to strengthen productivity in the Central American Dry Corridor

The leaders who participated in the meeting were Macarena Valdés and Marco Aceituno from Chile; Elvia Monzón, Gustavo Rivas and Erick Ac from Guatemala; Katy Moncada and Eodora Méndez from Honduras; and Odette Varela and Salomón Zelada from El Salvador.

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