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Chelated biofertilizers: a low-cost technological innovation for the nutrition of coffee farms

As part of a training and experience-sharing process developed together with specialists of the PROCAGICA program, cooperatives and producers in El Salvador built up their capacities.

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After emigrating and returning home to Nicaragua, she now sees the fruit of her coffee farm thanks to the support of PROCAGICA

The decision not to migrate again was a very difficult one for her and her family; even more difficult was taking over the plot again and restoring it, from scratch.

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Feeding all of humanity and guaranteeing the prosperity of those who produce: the great challenges facing tomorrow’s agriculture

The members of the Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas, the Goodwill Ambassadors and the Director General of IICA discussed the future of agriculture and rurality. They also shared their views regarding the global health crisis.

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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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Countries of the Americas recommend timely actions to improve transparency in agricultural trade

IICA presented recommendations from almost all its member countries at a virtual meeting with the authorities of the Committee on Agriculture of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Mesoamerican Coffee Forum highlights innovation opportunities and growth challenges for the coffee sector

The participating ministers called for a sharp reduction in the gap between international coffee prices and the income of coffee producers.

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The international food trade and food security go hand in hand

Gloria Abraham, Chair of the WTO agricultural trade negotiations and former minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica, spoke with the Director General of IICA about the global food trade and is impact on the availability of food.

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Rattan Lal and IICA launch “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative

Ohio State University Professor and winner of the 2020 World Food Prize, Rattan Lal, is partnering with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in an initiative that will bring together science, governments and fieldwork to restore soil health. The date of the agreement was chosen in commemoration of World Soil Day, which is celebrated on December 5.

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The food trade requires transparency and long-term policies to satisfy global demand

An IFPRI-IICA-IISD event analyzed the pandemic’s impact on an industry that has demonstrated its resilience and discussed major challenges that must be tackled through extensive hemispheric coordination.

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