At IICA Headquarters in San Jose, Manuel Otero, Director General of the Institute, and other officials of the hemispheric agency specializing in agricultural and rural development indicated that Caribbean countries are working to overcome multiple production challenges in the region. They emphasized the Institute’s commitment to assisting countries in implementing the best scientific and technological tools to reduce food insecurity and mitigate the climate crisis.

Improved productivity, the inclusion of youth and the increased resilience of the sector to the climate crisis were some of the aspects outlined by the Caribbean ministers of Agriculture during a meeting at IICA Headquarters.

Rural women from these countries may access the course in Spanish, free of cost. It aims to promote capacity building in entrepreneurial management and leadership at the community level.

At the meeting, IICA will launch the Hemispheric Initiative on Water and Agriculture, with a view to designing tools to overcome the severe water crisis throughout most of the hemisphere.

The meeting of Caribbean ministers will be held prior to the Forty-third Regular Meeting of IICA’s Executive Committee, which will be held on July 19 and 20 in San Jose, Costa Rica.

One hundred of the country’s youth farmers and agronomy students will be able to expand their knowledge of innovation and biotechnology, as well as climate smart and digital agriculture, among other areas.