Ir Arriba
News
Costa Rica inaugurates molecular biology lab to fight coffee rust and work to develop new bean varieties
The laboratory was inaugurated at the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE) in a joint initiative between the European Union, IICA, CATIE and PROMECAFE. It will serve the coffee industry in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean.
On its 79th anniversary, IICA breaks ground on the Plaza of Agriculture of the Americas
The foundation stone was laid by Costa Rican ministers and the mayor of the canton of Vázquez de Coronado. This public space will promote biodiversity, responsible management of natural resources, agriculture’s transformative potential and the contribution of rural dwellers to sustainable development.
Presence of African swine fever in the Americas threatens food security and calls for a regional effort to contain and eradicate the disease, experts warn
This was the warning made by specialists participating in a webinar organized by the IICA within the framework of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021.
The Americas and Africa: key continents for guaranteeing food security and the environmental sustainability of the planet
The Director General of IICA has proposed that the ministers of agriculture of the two continents meet in 2022 to launch a common cooperation agenda
On the eve of the Food Systems Summit, governments of the Americas and the private sector affirm that sustainable agriculture requires healthy soils
The debate highlighted the strong commitment of the region’s governments and the private sector, in the belief that maintaining soil health is one of the central challenges facing agriculture today and to achieving economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
Director General of IICA to BCIU: Public-private partnerships are essential for transforming agrifood systems
The meeting was organized by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) to discuss the future of agriculture following the UN Food Systems Summit held on 23 September in New York.