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  • Rural youth from the Americas and Africa speak out – calling for more sustainable agriculture and community development opportunities

    They were addressing the International Forum for Rural Youth, organized by the Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network Global (CSAYN) and IICA, in partnership with Semear International.
  • Progress in regulatory convergence in Latin America and the Caribbean to enable expansion of agrifood trade and create more opportunities for farmers

    Only 14% of agrifood exports from Latin America and the Caribbean are destined for other countries in the region.
  • Uruguay and IICA to undertake technology transfer cooperation projects for small farmers following visit by IICA Director General to Montevideo

    On the heels of a mission to Brazil, Otero travelled to the Uruguay capital, where he met with Mattos, as well as with the Vice-President of the Republic, Beatriz Argimón, and with authorities from various institutions in the agriculture sector and in international trade.
  • A visit by the Director General sees Brazil and IICA intensifying cooperation to target the bioeconomy, irrigation and trade promotion

    The IICA Director General thanked the Minister for her support and for joint efforts to benefit agriculture and rural well-being in the region.
  • EU-IICA program—PROCAGICA—presented its achievements to benefit the Central American and Dominican Republic coffee industries

    In the five years since its implementation, the initiative directly benefitted 7,344 farmers, who increased and improved their climate resilience capacities and boosted their production output.
  • Urban agriculture: the focal point of the agenda between IICA and the São Paulo municipality, South America’ s largest city  

    On a mission to Brazil, Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), met with the mayor of São Paulo and signed a protocol of intent with the local government’s Climate Change Secretariat.