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San José, Costa Rica

July 30, 2025

Tropical agriculture is crucial for the planet and must receive greater support to transform its natural wealth into productivity, international experts affirm at IICA conference

The three-day event, which combines debate and experience-sharing, focuses on pathways to scale up sustainable and resilient agricultural production in tropical regions by building bridges between production, education, science, innovation, and finance.

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Tegucigalpa

July 29, 2025

Government of Honduras announces its nomination of Laura Suazo, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock, for the position of Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

An agricultural engineer, Suazo specialized in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at Escuela Agrícola Panamericana El Zamorano. She holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Education and Rural Sociology from Louisiana State University in the United States, and a Doctorate (PhD) in Agricultural Extension with a specialization in International Agriculture and Environmental Sociology from Cornell University in New York.

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San José, Costa Rica

July 28, 2025

Ramona Vargas, a renowned community leader from Paraguay who advocates for fair trade and promotes organic sugarcane farming, is honored by IICA as a Leader of Rurality of the Americas

Ramona will receive the Soul of Rurality award, an initiative of the Inter-American System’s specialized agency for agricultural and rural development, aimed at recognizing men and women who leave a mark and make a difference in the rural areas of the continent.

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San José, Costa Rica

July 28, 2025

Over 40 leading U.S. agrifood companies highlight their partnership with IICA, which they consider a model for its commitment to public–private collaboration

Representatives of these American companies met virtually with IICA Director General Manuel Otero to convey their support. They also sent a letter to senior U.S. government officials, commending the hemispheric organization’s efficiency and transparency. The letter also praised IICA’s concrete results in preventing the spread of animal and plant diseases across the continent and its collaboration with the private sector.

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San José, Costa Rica

July 24, 2025

With IICA’s support, agricultural federations of the Americas consolidate roadmap to boost regional agricultural competitiveness

The consensus was formalized at the 2nd Meeting of Agricultural Federations of the Americas, organized by the Institute and the Federation of Chambers of Agriculture.

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San José, Costa Rica

July 24, 2025

U.S. agricultural leader Kip Tom highlights IICA as the organization best equipped to defend the interests of the agriculture sector

Kip Tom, Vice Chair of Rural Policy at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), took part in the Second Meeting of Agricultural Federations of the Americas, held at IICA’s headquarters in Costa Rica.

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San José, Costa Rica

July 23, 2025

Innovative financial inclusion models strengthen family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean

More than 200,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and small and medium-scale farmers have access to financing mechanisms

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La Asociación de las Industrias de Alimentación Animal de América Latina y el Caribe (Feedlatina) y el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) promovieron, en un encuentro participativo de autoridades de salud animal, la armonización y alineación de procesos normativos en nutrición animal con el objetivo de facilitar el comercio y mejora de la eficiencia regulatoria.

San José, Costa Rica

July 22, 2025

Feedlatina and IICA promote harmonization of regulatory procedures in animal nutrition to facilitate trade and regulatory efficiency

The Latin American and Caribbean Association of Animal Feed Industries (Feedlatina) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) promoted, in a participatory meeting of animal health authorities, the harmonization and alignment of regulatory processes in animal nutrition with the goal of facilitating trade and improving regulatory efficiency.

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San José, Costa Rica

July 18, 2025

IICA will co-organize Caribbean Week of Agriculture, to be held in Saint Kitts and Nevis in September, with a focus on building resilience

“Sowing Change, Harvesting Resilience: Transforming our Caribbean Food Systems for 2025 and Beyond” is the title of the 19th edition of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which is scheduled to take place in Saint Kitts and Nevis this year, from September 29 to October 3.

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