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News

  • Countries settle on a proposal for the financial strengthening of IICA

    An initiative for the countries of the Americas to increase their annual contributions to IICA will be presented to the ministers of agriculture of the region at the meeting they will be holding in Mexico in October.

  • IICA to answer call from United Nations to find ways to adapt to climate change

    The Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres, stated that the upcoming negotiations on a legal framework to replace the Kyoto Protocol will provide the agricultural sectors of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean with the best opportunity ever to make their voices heard.

  • Agriculture Experts Review the State of Insurance in the Americas

    The potential impact of agriculture insurance for the farming community needs increased attention.

  • IICA expresses optimism despite challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean

    The Director General of IICA participated in the Forum “Outlook 2012”, organized by the USDA, where he explained that the region’s agriculture requires innovation to fulfill its role as food provider to the world, without over-exploiting its natural resources.

  • IICA trains groups from Central America in rural-area based development

    Some 40 representatives of organized groups in Central America, Belize and the Dominican Republic met in Costa Rica to share experiences and participate in training related to rural development.

  • Experts analyze innovative research program linking food security, climate change and trade

    A joint effort involving IICA, the SEGIB and the LATN will assist the countries of Central America and the Andean Region in the implementation of policies and measures that will contribute to the food security of their inhabitants and will enable agriculture and trade to contribute to reducing the impacts of climate change.