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Argentina and IICA take first step in strengthening agricultural technical schools, essential for encouraging youth to stay in rural areas
The National Institute of Technological Education (INET) of Argentina and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have taken the first step in a joint effort aimed at strengthening and providing better tools to agricultural technical schools in this South American country, one of the world's largest food producers.
With support from IICA, the Ministry of Environment of Costa Rica begins drawing up the National Biogas Strategy
The use of waste from pineapple and coffee production will be key for biogas production, contributing to the transformation of the country’s energy matrix.
Transformation of food systems should start from the true value of food, and not by considering them "broken" systems, says IICA study presented in Brazil
The study was presented at the Global Agribusiness Forum (GAF), part of the Global Agribusiness Festival in São Paulo, the world's largest agribusiness event organized by Datagro, which brought together around 12,000 people from the sector, including public managers and politicians.
More than 300 scientists gather in Costa Rica to promote greater use of biological controllers in agriculture across the Americas
A congress organized by CABI, IOBC, IICA, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, and the University of Costa Rica (UCR) addressed the relevance of intelligent use of biological controllers to increase the sustainability of regional agriculture.
Andean countries strengthen their capacity to respond to phytosanitary emergencies with IICA and GIZ support in project against fusarium
Fifteen representatives from the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) of the Andean Community countries, along with specialists from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), participated in a regional phytosanitary intelligence simulation as part of the implementation of the Regional Phytosanitary Intelligence Center project.
IICA creates Special Fund to support the efforts of Caribbean nations to reduce food imports and strengthen the resilience of the agriculture sector
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will create a Special Fund for the Caribbean to promote initiatives and actions aimed at assisting countries in the region in meeting the goal of reducing their multi-million dollar food import bill by 25% by 2025.