The initiative, which is being implemented by the Latin American Network of Rural Extension Services (RELASER), the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS), the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) network, and Access Agriculture with the support of IICA, is part of the Global Programme for Small-Scale Agroecology Producers and Sustainable Food Systems Transformation (GP-SAEP), funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the European Commission, and Belgian Development Cooperation.

Armed with their ideas and the desire to transform their communities, thirty-five young people from Central America and Mexico began a journey, seeking to transcend entrepreneurship—building sustainable opportunities through fair trade.

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).

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).

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.