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Jatropha research takes off in Latin America and the Caribbean
The aim of the studies being carried out in countries of the region is to find commercial varieties of Jatropha that can be used to produce pure vegetable oil, biodiesel and biokerosene.
Improving lives with renewable energies
IICA’s Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Programme, financed with resources from the Government of Finland, demonstrates how renewable energies can be used to improve living conditions in rural areas.
LAC and EU agrifood innovation networks set to receive a boost
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and the Director General of IICA will inaugurate the international seminar of Red INNOVAGRO, due to take place in Spain from April 23-25.
LAC’s agricultural sector could be more competitive with risk management policies
New measures designed to protect US farmers, which took effect in February, pose a major challenge to the competitiveness of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Specialists in innovation lay the groundwork for scientific cooperation in agrifood subjects between the European Union and LAC
IICA and the ceiA3 signed an agreement to produce materials and courses related to innovation management in the agrifood sector.
Investment in eight key areas would enable LAC to realize the potential of its agriculture
Working with the Global Harvest Initiative, the IDB and other international organizations, IICA contributed to the production of a new report on agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean that underscores the region’s importance as a global breadbasket.