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Together with IICA, governments of U.S. and Guatemala launch joint program to strengthen food security and the role of small-scale farmers in that Central American country
The initiative is part of the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) project, which brings together the public and private sectors in an effort to build a resilient food system grounded in diverse, nutritious, and climate adapted crops grown in healthy, fertile soils.
IICA Mexico launches radio program to showcase the work of rural women in the Americas
The radio program "Women, Seeds of Rurality in the Americas" begins its 2024 season on Radio Chapingo and on the IICA Mexico Facebook profile.
IICA launches a free virtual course on agri-food systems to strengthen capacities and drive their transformation in the Americas
The course will be available on the web platform of the Leadership School for the Transformation of Agrifood Systems of the Americas from 3 June to 30 November 2024.
Although droughts persist in some areas, the climate prospects for production have improved, according to a report presented to the Southern Agricultural Council (CAS) by specialists from PROCISUR
While the situation varies across different areas and droughts persist in some regions, climatic conditions for agricultural production have been improving in the Southern Cone and now offer positive prospects in much of the territory, according to a report prepared by specialists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
With COP29 on the horizon, specialists convened by IICA recommend speeding up actions and increasing financing to strengthen international climate action
In a virtual seminar organized by IICA and the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council, experts discussed the Global Stocktake presented at COP28 in Dubai, a report that shows the status of national climate mitigation and adaptation actions.
IICA will collaborate with the Argentine government in controlling the corn leafhopper pest, which is causing severe losses in corn growing in the central and northern regions of the country
Private estimates indicate that the pest has destroyed 20% of the projected corn production for this year in Argentina.