San José, Costa Rica
September 10, 2025
Erick Geovany Ac Tot—a prominent Guatemalan cocoa entrepreneur who has been assisting small farmer organizations, promoting high-quality cocoa production and preserving heirloom trees for years, in addition to being a cocoa taster—has been named a Leader of Rurality of the Americas by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
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San Salvador
September 9, 2025
The leaders who participated in the meeting were Macarena Valdés and Marco Aceituno from Chile; Elvia Monzón, Gustavo Rivas and Erick Ac from Guatemala; Katy Moncada and Eodora Méndez from Honduras; and Odette Varela and Salomón Zelada from El Salvador.
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San Jose, Costa Rica
September 3, 2025
The bioeconomy specialists were participating in Biohélice 2025, an event organized by Costa Rica’s Universidad Nacional, the CRBiomed association and IICA, which brought together more than 130 participants with an interest in innovation and bioeconomy.
Tiempo de lectura: 3mins
San Jose, Costa Rica
September 1, 2025
The winning startups will deliver presentations on the solutions that they offer, and their experiences in promoting the digitalization of different processes.
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San José Costa Rica
August 29, 2025
Through the digital platform, IICA will provide public access to reports and podcasts with a view to encouraging producers, technical specialists, institutions and companies to take the next steps towards digitalization.
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San José, Costa Rica
August 28, 2025
The event was jointly organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (SECAC) and the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), which have been spearheading these types of meetings since 2020, in a bid to bolster regional agrifood trade.
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Rosario, Argentina
August 28, 2025
A declaration by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) on the development and promotion of sustainable aviation fuels in the Americas was presented during the Pan American Liquid Biofuels Summit in Rosario, Argentina.
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El Alto, Bolivia
August 28, 2025
At just 26 years of age, Abigail Mamani Mamani already has an impressive track record as an advocate for rediscovering one’s roots, community work and respect for the land. From the city of El Alto, Bolivia, Abigal is in constant dialogue with the rural community of Ancoraimes, Macamaca, the birthplace of her parents, while also overseeing a lifelong mission that fuses spirituality, traditional agriculture and new approaches to development.
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San José, Costa Rica
August 28, 2025
The partnership between the two entities has allowed for training more than 300 farmers in Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay, as well as more than 534 online participants, as part of the training and prevention line of work.
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