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FONTAGRO issues call for project proposals on innovation in family agriculture
The fund, sponsored by the IDB and IICA, will make USD 1.6 million available for initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Preparations underway for the next meeting of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture
The highest-level ministerial forum on agriculture will be held on the Mexican Riviera Maya in October of this year.
A call for gender equality in the field by means of public policies
Gloria Abraham, IICA’s Representative in Mexico, explained that rural women in Mexico dedicate 65% more time to agricultural work than men.
IICA provides support to strengthen agricultural research in Guatemala
Nuevo convenio pretende beneficiar las cadenas agrícolas de las regiones occidental, cardamomera y corredor seco oriental de este país.
IICA and CENTROGEO report on advances in Geoweb platform
In a forum organized by IICA, researchers from CENTROGEO, of Mexico, explained how this on-line system will contribute to rural-area based development in Central America.
Central American agriculture must prepare for El Niño
Dry conditions or an excess of rain in certain parts of the region could pose risks to livestock and the production of staple grains and sugarcane.