Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Belém do Pará, Brasil

November 21, 2025

At COP30, IICA Director General-elect holds high-level meetings, presents proposals, and pledges assistance for Bolivia’s new government with drafting of agricultural development plan

The meeting took place in the COP Blue Zone in Belém, the city in Brazil’s Amazon region that has been the focus of the world’s attention for the past two weeks as countries negotiate new commitments for tackling the economic, social and climate challenges facing the planet.

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Belém do Pará, Brazil

November 21, 2025

Profitability, collaboration and public policies seen as key to advancing agriculture that restores degraded environments, say private sector and civil society actors at IICA Pavilion at COP30

Participants agreed on placing farmers’ needs at the center of the discussion and stated that it is necessary to expand approaches that reward those who carry out good agricultural practices which, in turn, offer ecosystem benefits.

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Belén do Pará, Brasil

November 21, 2025

At COP30, agriculture showcased its potential to drive a true sustainable fuels revolution in the coming decade

Agriculture in the Americas reported at COP30 on the successful results it has been achieving in the production of sustainable fuels, and showcased its potential to lead a true revolution in the coming decade that would contribute to the decarbonization of land, sea and air transport.

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Panel sobre sostenibilidad y ganadería en la COP30, organizado por el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA). Expertos internacionales discuten la importancia de la carne vacuna, la reducción de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y las soluciones agropecuarias para enfrentar el cambio climático en Belém do Pará, Brasil.

Belém do Pará, Brasil

November 21, 2025

In the IICA pavilion at COP30, the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef highlighted the importance of animal production for food security and environmental health

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Belém do Pará, Brasil

November 19, 2025

The IDB and IICA announce technical cooperation to support implementation of the ACTO-led Strategy for Sustainable Economies for the Amazon

At COP30, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a new technical cooperation effort aimed at supporting implementation of the Strategy for Sustainable Economies for the Amazon, approved recently by the member countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO).

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Belém do Pará, Brazil

November 19, 2025

The reality of the Central American Dry Corridor, a region highly vulnerable to extreme climate events, was discussed at COP30: innovation is the key for achieving resilient agriculture

The Central American Dry Corridor is an area affected by recurrent droughts as well as extreme rainfall, whose impact is worsened by poverty and the degradation of natural resources.

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Belém do Pará, Brazil

November 18, 2025

At COP30, IICA and the Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Coalition (CPBIO) call for action to quadruple global sustainable fuel production and consumption by 2035

According to an IICA-CPBIO study, liquid biofuel production could be doubled without expanding the agricultural frontier by closing the gap in productivity of the six main crops currently used for the purpose: maize, sugarcane, wheat, soybeans, rapeseed and palm oil.

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San José, Costa Rica

November 18, 2025

An agriculture sector that protects the environment is more productive and profitable, according to producer associations speaking in the IICA COP30 pavilion

The pavilion established by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and its partners at the world’s largest environmental discussion forum hosted a dialogue on the need to produce more food amidst the reality of natural resource degradation.

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Belém do Pará, Brazil

November 17, 2025

At COP 30, IICA and its partners are exploring ways to scale up regenerative agriculture and expand its production and environmental benefits

Farmers, private sector representatives and members of international organizations participated in the debate, all agreeing on the need to improve financing, as well as all stakeholders’ trust in regenerative agriculture.

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