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San José, Costa Rica

December 6, 2024

Representatives from IDB, CAF, ECLAC, OECD, IICA, FAO and other organizations gather in Costa Rica to promote transformative policies that strengthen agricultural productivity and sustainability

Key issues under discussion include environmental sustainability, food security, the bioeconomy, environmental services, and technological innovation.

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San José, Costa Rica

December 5, 2024

With the climate agenda at a crossroads, IICA will define a roadmap to strengthen agriculture’s role at the center of COP30 discussions in Brazil

Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay and Chair of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA); Izabella Teixeira, former Minister of Environment of Brazil and the country’s chief negotiator at COP21; and Professor Rattan Lal, a global leader in regenerative agriculture and soil sciences, World Food Prize laureate, and IICA Goodwill Ambassador

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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 27, 2024

Bayer and IICA strengthen their partnership with a focus on training for family farmers, the guardians of food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

The purpose of the agreement is to promote the sustainable transformation of small-scale agriculture by increasing productivity while conserving natural resources.

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November 21, 2024

Nature-based solutions are the path to resiliency for rural communities, affirmed panelists in a discussion organized by the Commonwealth at COP29, with the participation of IICA

Nature-based solutions have huge potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation, especially for the rural communities of the Caribbean and small island states. This was highlighted by experts at an event at COP29 organized by the Commonwealth of Nations, to which the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) was invited for its experience in projects aimed at improving the resiliency of agrifood systems.

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November 21, 2024

In the IICA pavilion at COP29, Dominica’s Minister of Agriculture describes the challenges facing agriculture in the Caribbean and calls for financing

The resilience of the country’s agriculture sector, which has some 6000 active farmers, is important not only for the island nation itself, but for the entire Caribbean region, since for decades much of its production has been exported to neighboring islands, explained Roland Royer, Dominica’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Blue and Green Economy.

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November 19, 2024

At COP29 in Baku, countries of the Americas showcased to the world the fundamental role played by biofuels

Actors from the continent reported on the results already being achieved through bioethanol and biodiesel in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, at the world's largest environmental forum.

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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 15, 2024

Discussions at the IICA COP29 pavilion stressed that farmers need improved financing and economic incentives to build sustainability

“Bridging Financial Gaps to Accelerate the Implementation of Climate Smart Agrifood Systems” was the title of a panel discussion exploring strategies to redirect and scale up financial flows.

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Representatives from IDB, CAF, ECLAC, OECD, IICA, FAO and other organizations gather in Costa Rica to promote transformative policies that strengthen agricultural productivity and sustainability

With the climate agenda at a crossroads, IICA will define a roadmap to strengthen agriculture’s role at the center of COP30 discussions in Brazil

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

Bayer and IICA strengthen their partnership with a focus on training for family farmers, the guardians of food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

Nature-based solutions are the path to resiliency for rural communities, affirmed panelists in a discussion organized by the Commonwealth at COP29, with the participation of IICA

In the IICA pavilion at COP29, Dominica’s Minister of Agriculture describes the challenges facing agriculture in the Caribbean and calls for financing

At COP29 in Baku, countries of the Americas showcased to the world the fundamental role played by biofuels

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

Discussions at the IICA COP29 pavilion stressed that farmers need improved financing and economic incentives to build sustainability

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