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Panama City

February 3, 2025

Book on the main challenges facing the region, from the perspective of 85 leaders, including the IICA Director General, was presented at the International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean

The book is comprised of 30 interviews and 55 articles by authorities, academics and experts in the region. Otero was interviewed about food security challenges in the region.

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San José

January 30, 2025

IICA and Endeavor, the world’s leading network of high-impact entrepreneurs, join forces to spur AgTech development in the Americas

Under the partnership, these organizations will develop the Agtech Accelerator training program, to benefit startups working to provide technological solutions to foster agricultural productivity and sustainability.

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San José

January 10, 2025

In Europe, IICA Director General will strengthen cooperation on nuclear technology use in agriculture and will participate in a global food forum, along with ministers from the sector 

He will sign a memorandum of understanding with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Austria; will visit the Headquarters of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and for the second consecutive year will attend the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 12, 2024

With global production growing by 50% over the past decade, liquid biofuels continue to consolidate their position as a key tool for the energy transition, reveals the latest edition of the IICA Atlas

The latest edition of the Atlas focuses on biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel, and sustainable aviation fuels, with information drawn from bibliographic sources and complemented by statistical data on raw materials, production trends, and regulatory policies.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 10, 2024

Students from Limón, Costa Rica, win the second edition of the Minecraft Education Challenge for Agriculture organized by Microsoft and IICA

For the challenge, participants were presented with a Minecraft scenario characterized by drought, soil erosion, landslides, water pollution, deforestation, and loss of wildlife, among other devastating scenarios.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 5, 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture, IICA, and other international organizations join forces to halt the spread of the New World Screwworm.

The training and communication aspects necessary for the prevention, control, and eradication of the New World Screwworm were jointly planned at the meeting.

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November 18, 2024

At the IICA pavilion at COP29, experts assert that higher productivity, market access, and whether farmers remain in rural areas all depend on a robust relationship between agriculture and nature

These were some of the most powerful messages that emerged from one of the technical events held at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas pavilion, set up by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and its partners at the Olympic Stadium in Baku

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November 14, 2024

Costa Rica’s National Production Council and IICA step up joint efforts to ensure fair prices for farmers in the Central American country

The first action to be implemented under the agreement is the development of a methodology for calculating fair and transparent benchmark prices for agricultural products marketed via the CNP’s Institutional Supply Program (PAI).

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November 14, 2024

The agriculture sector is a force to be reckoned with at COP29 – foreseeing a “brilliant” future, despite the challenges that must be overcome

The discussion took place at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas, the pavilion installed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital city – the venue of COP 29.

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