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Six Caribbean countries receive training on improved breed management and techniques for small ruminants
As a result of the training, farmers from the region will be able to put more money in their pockets and more affordable, local food on the plates of Caribbean residents.
WTO-IICA Reference Center celebrates four years of service to the agriculture sector in the hemisphere through knowledge management
In 2015, the Center fielded over 400 technical queries about market access for agricultural products and trade and agricultural policies in the Americas.
Sustainable soil management is key to increasing agricultural productivity
At a forum organized by IICA, experts explained why good practices such as sound management of soil organic matter are necessary to promote resilient agricultural systems.
Innovations by small farmers in Latin America contribute to climate change adaptation
A contest sponsored by IICA, IDB and FONTAGRO gathered successful cases of sustainable and climate-smart family farming, in an effort to disseminate and replicate innovations for dealing with the pounding effects of climate change.
IICA strengthens its technical cooperation model
Called together by the Director General of IICA, representatives of the institute in its 34 member countries attended the Fourth Institutional Management Meeting in Costa Rica to analyze the Institute’s results over the past five years.
IICA, FAO, OIRSA and CATIE pool resources to contribute to sanitary and safety risk management in Central America
- Guaranteeing agricultural health and food safety is key to achieving the food and nutrition security of the population.
- Regional agencies agreed to establish a mechanism for dialogue for the coordination of agricultural health and food safety actions, and the development of a joint action plan.