Washington D.C,
April 7, 2026
During a visit to Washington, D.C. this week, the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Muhammad Ibrahim, will work together with U.S., Latin American, and Caribbean government officials and representatives of international funding agencies to develop an agenda of projects aimed at strengthening the agriculture sector of the Americas within a context characterized by geopolitical and market shocks.
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St. Augustine, Trinidad y Tobago
March 27, 2026
While theinitiative is being implemented through three specialized consultancy streams designed to deliver targeted technical support to participating enterprises, IICA will ensure team integration and coordination and provide technical backstopping, stakeholder outreach and engagement suppor
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Burma, Guyana
March 26, 2026
The initiative will establish demonstration plots in each participating country, generate baseline soil data for key agricultural systems, and build the capacity of farmers, technicians, and institutions to monitor and manage agricultural emissions more effectively.
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Asuncion, Paraguay
March 25, 2026
IICA highlighted the value of the international cooperation forum that promotes knowledge exchange and coordination between countries and scientific institutions.
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San José, Costa Rica
March 25, 2026
Every sugar harvest and every agroindustrial process in Costa Rica leaves behind tons of agri-food byproducts, but what hitherto has been an environmental challenge could be transformed into a new source of clean electricity that would boost the Central American country’s energy security and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
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Quito, Ecuador
March 23, 2026
The initiative aims to conserve edible wild species and their agricultural relatives, strengthen agrobiodiversity, and generate sustainable opportunities for rural communities.
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Ciudad de Guatemala
March 20, 2026
The meeting brought together government authorities, international experts, and representatives from the energy and agroindustrial sectors of Latin America and the United States to discuss the future of biofuels in the region.
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Castries, St. Lucia
March 17, 2026
Lennox Andrews, Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry of Grenada, highlighted the importance of the support that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has provided in the country for four decades and its current contributions to increasing the sustainability and climate resilience of Caribbean agriculture.
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Brasilia
March 16, 2026
The initiative aims to support up to 300 million smallholder farmers worldwide by 2030, promoting the transition from subsistence models to more productive agricultural enterprises connected to markets.
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