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FONTAGRO to back sustainable production projects and an early warning system for coffee rust
This agricultural investment fund, sponsored by the IDB and IICA, is a unique regional cooperation mechanism that promotes innovation in family agriculture throughout LAC.
Mexico to increase cooperation for agriculture in Central America
The second stage of a program aimed at building capacities needed to develop agriculture in the countries of Central America and the Caribbean is now under way.
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.
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.