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San Jose, Costa Rica

May 12, 2025

Bayer and IICA launch ambitious and unprecedented program to provide 100 million small-scale producers in the Americas, Africa and India with training in regenerative agriculture

One hundred million small-scale farmers in the Americas, Africa and India will receive training in the fundamental principles of regenerative agriculture, through an extraordinary joint effort between Bayer and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Courses will be delivered in five languages, including Swahili and Hindi.

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San Jose, Costa Rica

May 9, 2025

More than one hundred experts will meet in Costa Rica to debate the future of the bioeconomy in the Americas and throughout the world

Moreover, the Conference will include the official launch of IICA’s Agrobiobusiness and Investment Center – a new initiative to drive the creation and development of agricultural and bioeconomy business ventures.

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San Jose, Costa Rica

May 8, 2025

Small farmers’ organizations and international agencies meet at IICA Headquarters to bolster family farmers’ leading role in transforming agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean

Strengthening small farmers’ organizations is key to enabling this sector to play a more prominent role in transforming agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean. This was one of the main takeaways of a meeting among family farming representatives, authorities and researchers from international organizations, professionals and policymakers, held at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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San José, Costa Rica

May 7, 2025

Akiesha Fergus and Ryan Khadou, a young couple from Saint Kitts and Nevis, recognized by IICA as Leaders of Rurality of the Americas who are demonstrating that rural production can be a great option for younger generations

Akiesha and Ryan—proud parents of little Lyon—have embraced farming as a way of life, proudly calling themselves a rural couple.

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San José, Costa Rica

May 5, 2025

At a meeting organized by IICA and attended by stakeholders from 22 countries, experts presented progress in developing disease-resistant banana varieties

The presentation was made to more than 190 stakeholders in the banana production, marketing, and research sectors from 22 countries in the Americas and Europe, all of whom are on alert due to the spread of the Fusarium TR4 fungus.

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

April 28, 2025

South American parliamentarians and agricultural organizations advanced in building a common cooperation agenda during a dialogue session at the Argentine Congress with the participation of the IICA Director General

The meeting continued a process that began last year in Brasilia, when a delegation of Argentine legislators visited the neighboring country’s capital to learn firsthand about the reforms that over recent decades made Brazil one of the world's leading food producers and exporters.

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São Paulo, Brazil

April 10, 2025

Key players from the sustainable aviation fuel sector, addressing the Latin American Congress, maintained that if the region establishes clear rules, it has the potential to lead the world in SAF

The Americas has the potential to become a global leader in supplying sustainable aviation fuels, although to do so, it will need to establish clear rules and to harmonize its sustainability criteria governing the raw materials used, ensuring that processes are certifiable and science-based.

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Nairobi, Kenya

April 10, 2025

IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, is in Kenya – strengthening agreements to fuel agricultural productivity through science, technology and innovation 

AGRA and CIMMYT are two of the most important organizations in the world involved in research and the promotion of science and innovation as key tools for agricultural transformation.   

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Panama City, Panama

April 10, 2025

Ethanol: key input for agroindustry and the decarbonization of Latin American transportation

Ethanol: key input for agroindustry and the decarbonization of Latin American transportation

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