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IICA celebrates 40 years of technical cooperation for agriculture and rural development in Grenada
The IICA Representation in Grenada was the seventh office to be opened in the Caribbean Region of which there are 14 offices.
Governments, international organizations and the private sector endorse the IICA-Rattan Lal soil restoration initiative
Ministers and Secretaries of ten countries, international funding organizations, universities and representatives of the private sector and civil society participated in the launch of the “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative, spearheaded by Rattan Lal, winner of the 2020 World Food Prize, and Manuel Otero, the Director General of IICA.
Mesoamerican Coffee Forum highlights innovation opportunities and growth challenges for the coffee sector
The participating ministers called for a sharp reduction in the gap between international coffee prices and the income of coffee producers.
The international food trade and food security go hand in hand
Gloria Abraham, Chair of the WTO agricultural trade negotiations and former minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica, spoke with the Director General of IICA about the global food trade and is impact on the availability of food.
Rattan Lal and IICA launch “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative
Ohio State University Professor and winner of the 2020 World Food Prize, Rattan Lal, is partnering with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in an initiative that will bring together science, governments and fieldwork to restore soil health. The date of the agreement was chosen in commemoration of World Soil Day, which is celebrated on December 5.
Locusts: a threat fought by sharing knowledge
Knowledge and experiences related to the management of the locust pest were exchanged during a cooperation seminar for Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and India.