The Director General of IICA will be participating in the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, an event dealing with forest conservation, agriculture, energy and climate change.

Latin America and the Caribbean supplies over 80% of the products marketed under fair trade standards worldwide.

A new bulletin published by the FAO, ECLAC and IICA explains how food marketing systems based on direct sales and proximity benefit consumers and family agriculture.

Specialists are agreed that the relationship between agribusiness and tourism is one of the most promising ways to diversify and grow the agricultural sector in the Caribbean.

A forum organized by IICA, World Animal Protection and the National Animal Health Service of Costa Rica provided the opportunity for exchanging experiences in how to handle animals in emergency situations.

The opening of a tree nursery, the use of more efficient wood burning stoves, the planting of improved varieties and the construction of a poultry farm are some of the actions carried out under this inspiring project.