Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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Granada

St George’s, Grenada

December 9, 2020

IICA celebrates 40 years of technical cooperation for agriculture and rural development in Grenada

The IICA Representation in Grenada was the seventh office to be opened in the Caribbean Region of which there are 14 offices.

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November 24, 2020

Private sector identifies priorities and challenges in forging public sector partnerships to spur investment in agricultural research, development and innovation

Executives from Bayer, Cargill and Walmart and private sector trade associations highlighted the digitalization of technical assistance, fund raising and improved communication about agricultural innovation research, as areas that are critical to investment.

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November 20, 2020

Costa Rica enjoyed more than three million dollars’ worth of IICA technical cooperation in 2019-2020

IICA Costa Rica presented its work results and launched a virtual accountability platform.

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November 18, 2020

Bioeconomy projects from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay garner attention during global summit

The projects were presented by IICA and the Group of Producing Countries from the Southern Cone (GPS) during a workshop held at the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020, the main global event on the bioeconomy.

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November 16, 2020

IICA spotlights the Latin American and Caribbean bioeconomy at the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020

The specialized organization will address the major global bioeconomy summit about experiences with bioeconomy public policies and businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean, to position the region as a trailblazer and leading player in an issue that is key to development.

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November 6, 2020

Efforts to promote digital agriculture and support coffee farming in Central America strengthen partnership between the EU and IICA

The EU’s Head of Regional Cooperation and the Director General of IICA agreed that the programs they are promoting to strengthen Central American food security should focus on digitization and make greater use of ICTs.

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October 23, 2020

U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture views innovation as the key to progress for agrifood systems in the Americas

This was one of the ideas shared by Ted McKinney, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), during a webinar aimed at discussing the importance of livestock production and animal protein.

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October 20, 2020

IICA will represent Latin America and the Caribbean at the major global event on the bioeconomy

The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020 will take place from 16 to 20 November.

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October 16, 2020

AgroArt, the IICA Virtual Museum: a collective space for showcasing the artistry of rural areas in the Americas

AgroArt (https://agroart.iica.int/), for its initial exhibit, contains 30 paintings by Gaby Grobo and Manuel Cancel of Argentina, Francisca Lohmann of Chile, Jorge Checo Blanco of the Dominican Republic, and Sila Estigarribia of Paraguay. It is the first museum to specifically showcase agriculture and rural life.

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