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University of Cordoba and IICA promote digital transformation of agriculture in the Americas with master in Digital Agri
The institutions presented a postgraduate program for students from Latin America and the Caribbean aimed at training professionals to support and drive the digitalization of agriculture and rural areas.
Speaking on Brazilian TV, the Director of Chile’s INIA said that the pandemic demonstrated to the world the importance of agriculture to people’s lives
The pandemic has revealed that building more sustainable production systems is possible, as is underway across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Livestock production in Mexico holds great potential to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation
The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico (SADER) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) are coordinating a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action to transition towards sustainable extensive cattle farming.
Food Systems Summit: an opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean to show the world the sustainability of its agriculture
The Symposium featured more than 15 panel discussions, in which topics such as the importance of bioeconomy and its role in the region’s development were addressed, together with the strategies to eradicate malnutrition in vulnerable sectors and the new trends of global consumers, which have been accelerated by the impact of the pandemic.
Elvia Monzón, cooperative member and coffee producer from Guatemala, to receive IICA “Leaders of Rurality” award
The award is part of an initiative by the specialized agency in rural and agricultural development to recognize the men and women who are leaving their mark and making a difference in the rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Small-scale producers in Honduras create company to sell coffee and fertilizer and grant loans to more coffee growers with PROCAGICA support
Coffee farmers in the municipality of La Paz, Honduras, were able to reactivate and diversify their farms in response to the current crisis.