Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Buenos Aires, Argentina

December 10, 2025

Representatives of Brazil’s main agro-industrial cooperatives visited Argentina to strengthen relations between producers in the two countries

Representatives of Brazil’s most important agro-industrial cooperatives visited Argentina to learn about productive ventures and familiarize themselves with the incorporation of new technologies and the progress that agriculture is making in the area of sustainability in this country, which, like Brazil, is a powerhouse of food production.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José, Costa Rica

December 10, 2025

IICA and partners promote the development of technological solutions to foster innovation in Costa Rica’s agrifood sector

The event “Strengthening Costa Rica’s Agrifoodtech Ecosystem” showcased the enterprises participating in the program aimed at promoting the development of technological solutions to strengthen the agri-food sector. The program provided training, legal guidance and access to financing tools to support the growth of these initiatives.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Cosamaloapan, Veracruz, México

December 9, 2025

Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture and IICA invest USD 3 million in the modernization of the Federal Verification and Inspection Point (PVIF) in Cosamaloapan, Veracruz, to strengthen the defensive barrier against the screwworm

With a view to expanding and streamlining livestock inspection and thereby strengthening the strategy for the prevention and control of New World screwworm (NWS), the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRICULTURA) of Mexico has modernized the Federal Verification and Inspection Point (PVIF) in Cosamaloapan, Veracruz, with support from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Buenos Aires

December 9, 2025

IICA participated in Argentina’s National Congress on Agricultural Education, designed to strengthen the link between technological transformation in agriculture and schools

IICA conducted workshops during the regional meetings of the Congress, engaging more than 400 teachers, focusing on AgTechs and digital agriculture, on the one hand, and project design—including financing—on the other.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Guyana

December 5, 2025

Abbigale Loncke-Watson, an entrepreneur who connects rural life, energy and local development in Guyana, is recognized by IICA as a Leader of Rurality of the Americas

Abbigale founded WeLead Caribbean in 2017, an organization to promote training, access to networks and the economic autonomy of women in Guyana.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

Georgetown, Guyana

December 4, 2025

With the collaboration of IICA, the Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana is creating a Situation Room to monitor agriculture sector data in real time

The Situation Room will serve as a hub for collecting data on weather patterns, agricultural production, flood and drought risks, pest and disease outbreaks, and other factors.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José

December 4, 2025

With support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and IICA, rural development specialists in Costa Rica acquire new expertise to assist farmers with their growth plans

With support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Costa Rican rural development specialists enhanced their technical and methodological skills for the design and implementation of agricultural growth plans.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San José

December 4, 2025

The national agricultural research institutions of Latin America and the Caribbean that make up FONTAGRO highlighted Manuel Otero’s work at the helm of IICA and his total commitment to science and innovation

Representatives of various countries across the continent who are members of the Governing Council of FONTAGRO, a leading mechanism for agricultural technological innovation, highlighted the importance of Otero’s work. Otero has been at the helm of IICA since January 2018.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

December 3, 2025

The Argentine province of Jujuy presented its strategic plan for productive development for the next ten years, which was drafted with the participation of IICA

The “Jujuy Agrodiversa 2025–2035” Strategic Productive Plana roadmap that will guide the rural and agro-industrial growth of the province over the next decadewas presented in the capital of Jujuy by Governor Carlos Sadir, together with IICA’s Representative in Argentina, Fernando Camargo.

Tiempo de lectura: 3mins

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