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  • IICA Director General reiterates commitment to Haiti’s agricultural sector

    He met with the ministers of agriculture and tourism, with whom he pledged to work on agribusiness, research, and agro-tourism issues.

  • ICTs in agriculture should meet the needs of the end user, not only those of the staff of government agencies

    According to a seminar held at IICA, the fact that financial entities view agriculture and ICTs as high-risk ventures hampers the development of technologies designed to promote the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.

  • Land in Latin America and the Caribbean will be key to increased food production

    During a presentation at IICA Headquarters, the Director of the USDA’s Global Policy Analysis Division explained this region’s potential to provide food for the world’s growing population.

  • FONTAGRO, IICA and IDB reward innovations for family agriculture

    “Organized smallholder farmers can be successful innovators” was the message of winners during an awards ceremony supported by these organizations.

  • Ambassadors to the OAS give ringing endorsement to IICA’s technical support for agriculture

    Víctor M. Villalobos, Director General of IICA; José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the OAS; and Arturo Vallarino, Chairman of OAS's Permanent Council and Ambassador of Panamá. Photo OAS.
  • Triple the number of scholarships awarded by IICA and CONACYT in 2015

    Under the agreement between the two institutions, this year more than 300 students are enrolled in graduate courses in Mexico.