Ir Arriba
News
John Hunte, a promoter of healthy food production in Barbados for farmers and consumers, is honored by IICA as a "Leader of Rurality of the Americas."
Hunte was one of the founders of the Organic Growers and Consumers Association (OGCA), established in 1998 to promote the production of food certified for being free of chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
Technical mission from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras visited Argentina to learn about dairy sector's best production practices, as part of an IICA-coordinated cooperation project to strengthen food security in the Central American Dry Corridor
A technical mission from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras visited Argentina and toured various productive and industrial dairy sector enterprises in the countryside as part of a South-South and Triangular Cooperation project aimed at strengthening and providing resilience to small farmers in the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America.
At a virtual forum, IICA and the private sector address agricultural and food security challenges and strengthen cooperation for sustainable development
Companies linked to food production and services to producers reaffirmed their commitment to promoting collective action alongside IICA and to working towards providing tools to enhance the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
IICA and FDA launch virtual platform in Peru to promote exports of fresh produce to the United States
The launch was held in partnership with Peru’s Exporters Association (ADEX) and the US Department of Agriculture. The value of Peru’s agricultural exports to the US currently stands at USD 10.202 billion.
Over one hundred international researchers from CGIAR gathered at the IICA Delegation in Brazil
The immense challenges that climate change and new global trends impose on food and agricultural systems are transforming production methods and, consequently, the entire world. This transformation makes agricultural research essential, as it faces the challenge of quickly contributing to facilitate the necessary adaptations.
Agriculture is essential for world peace due to its contribution to food security, development and social cohesion, states IICA Director General at the graduation ceremony of the University for Peace
Nearly 130 UPEACE students who graduated both in person and virtually earned their master's and doctoral degrees in the areas of Environment and Development, International Law, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Regional Studies.