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With support from the United States Department of Agriculture and IICA, Caribbean countries strengthen their prevention and control of African Swine Fever, which threatens the region's food security
During an intensive program of work, IICA and USDA experts collaborated closely with the Official Veterinary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security of Barbados, and developed strategies and field activities aimed at preventing this viral disease in the country and the Caribbean region.
Bolivia strengthens the resilience of high Andean wetlands with the "Bofedal es Vida" program
The initiative promotes sustainable practices to preserve vulnerable ecosystems and enhance the resilience of high Andean communities and camelid livestock in the face of climate change
Director of CGIAR, the world's largest agricultural research network, underscores the importance of the alliance with IICA and warns that the transformation of agri-food systems cannot wait
"The cost of inaction is becoming increasingly expensive; the time to transform agri-food systems is now," said Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Director of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), in an interview with the AgroAmerica program, broadcast on the Agro Mais TV channel in Brazil and co-produced by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
More than four thousand Central American producers have benefited from AGRO-INNOVA, a project financed by the EU and implemented by IICA
The three-day meeting, which included a field trip to the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), was organized by the Agroforestry Systems Adapted to the Central American Dry Corridor Project, implemented by IICA with support from CATIE and financing from the European Union.
Brazil and IICA mourn the loss of Gertjan Beekman, one of the world’s leading experts on water resources management
A visionary, kind man who saw people for more than just their job titles. That is how engineer Gertjan Berndt Beekman, one of the world’s leading experts in water resources management, will be remembered by his friends and colleagues at the Delegation of the IICA in Brasilia, the city where he passed away at the age of 74 and where he was involved in important, innovative projects from 1995 to 2022.
Columbia University and IICA, along with international leaders and the President of Guyana, are building a narrative to explain to the world the strategic role of agriculture in Latin America
The goal of the joint work is to strengthen the agri-food systems in the region as providers of solutions in a global scenario of a growing population, political conflicts, and climate crises. The debate took place at Columbia University’s Forum, a venue for events that often shape the international public debate agenda.