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Promotion of the use of clean energies to improve agricultural productivity in the Andean region
At the COP 20 in Peru, IICA’s EEP program and other international organizations gave presentations highlighting the progress made with initiatives for the use of renewable energies in agricultural production.
Specialists promote agenda for advancing agricultural insurance in Latin America and the Caribbean
At a meeting organized by IICA, international experts underscored the importance of facilitating risk management tools for small and medium-scale producers.
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.
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.
Investment in agriculture require better liaison between the public and private sectors
At the World Economic Forum on Latin America, held in Mexico, the Director General of IICA stated that the private sector was a key ally for strengthening agriculture.