San José
June 3, 2026
A report by ECLAC, FAO, IICA, and CAF warns that increasing agricultural productivity is crucial for building a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable agriculture sector, and represents an indispensable condition for ensuring well-being, food security, and the future of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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Buenos Aires
June 2, 2026
The shared aspiration of the participating entities is to build a common agenda that will accelerate the development of sustainable energy solutions, strengthen industrial competitiveness, and promote an energy transition adapted to Argentina’s capabilities and opportunities.
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San José, Costa Rica
June 2, 2026
A chain of collaboration from the farm to school cafeterias in the municipality of Vázquez de Coronado, Costa Rica, allowed children and adolescents from various schools to receive fresh, pesticide-free foodstuffs as part of a joint initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE).
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Merida, México
June 1, 2026
The Global Alliance Against TR4, whose Executive Secretariat is operated by IICA and which is composed of major stakeholders in the world’s banana industry, promotes research aimed at finding resistant varieties and increasing on-farm prevention practices.
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San José, Costa Rica
May 29, 2026
Member countries of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) expressed support for a presentation by Director General Muhammad Ibrahim during a meeting of the Special Advisory Commission on Management Issues (SACMI), where he outlined the key areas of focus of the organization’s work from now until 2030.
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San José, Costa Rica
May 28, 2026
Producers, technical specialists, and institutions in different areas of Latin America and the Caribbean are taking part in a coordinated effort to develop a regional agenda for sustainable dairy farming. The initiative is spearheaded by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan-American Dairy Farming Federation (FEPALE) and Chile’s Dairy Consortium.
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San José
May 27, 2026
The work will prioritize initiatives that form part of a comprehensive approach to agroecological transition and agricultural health in areas such as agroforestry and forest management, resilient and competitive tropical agriculture, science, technology and innovation, bioinputs that reduce dependence on agrochemicals, integrated crop management and regenerative agriculture, precision agriculture, animal and plant health, soils and ecosystems, public policies for sustainable agrifood systems, governance, and institutional coordination.
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San José
May 26, 2026
Minister Ramírez and the Director General of IICA discussed issues such as the response plan for the El Niño phenomenon, improving the competitiveness of the sector, modernization of the ministry, agribusiness, bioinputs, and the promotion of innovation, research and development.
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Comayagua, Honduras
May 26, 2026
IICA is assisting with the procurement of inputs to sustain productivity in the cultivation of staple grains and coffee, as well as in livestock farming, which contributes to the effectiveness and transparency of the assistance, the President stated.
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