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Mexico City

June 24, 2026

Central America and Mexico strengthen regional coordination to control the New World screwworm and protect food safety

This was achieved at a regional meeting on the use of veterinary medicines in New World screwworm control and residue surveillance in milk and meat, organized by IICA, the Central American Dairy Federation (FECALAC) and the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (SECAC).

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Cork, Irlanda

June 22, 2026

In Ireland, at IFAMA Conference, the Director General of IICA argued that strengthening agrifood systems in the Americas is essential not only for the continent itself, but also for global stability

During the discussion, it was pointed out that Latin America and the Caribbean is the biggest net food exporting region in the world. It accounts for about 23% of global agrifood exports and around 13% of the global net value of agricultural and fisheries production.

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada

June 9, 2026

PROCINORTE conference advances regional collaboration on avian influenza surveillance and preparedness

The hybrid event brought together 424 participants from 32 countries to exchange knowledge and strengthen regional cooperation on surveillance, preparedness and response to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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Merida, México

June 1, 2026

Cooperation among producers, businesses, researchers, and international organizations like IICA is key to preventing devastating banana disease

The Global Alliance Against TR4, whose Executive Secretariat is operated by IICA and which is composed of major stakeholders in the world’s banana industry, promotes research aimed at finding resistant varieties and increasing on-farm prevention practices.

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Mexico City

May 20, 2026

Central America and Mexico advance review of regional protocols to prevent and control the New World Screwworm with support from USDA and IICA

The meeting highlighted the importance of strengthening regional cooperation, underscoring the value of joint work among countries and institutions to reinforce technical and operational capacities in the region, and advancing toward harmonized mechanisms that improve epidemiological surveillance, information exchange and animal movement control against the NWS.

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Tapachula, México

April 28, 2026

Tropical agriculture is crucial to global food security and must become increasingly sustainable, inclusive, and competitive, participants affirmed at a landmark meeting in the Mexican state of Chiapas, with the participation of the IICA Director General

Experts and authorities participated in the opening of an international event in Tapachula, in the state of Chiapas, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders committed to building a critical pathway for the future of tropical agriculture in Mexico and the Americas.

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Washington, D.C.

April 10, 2026

Ministers and senior officials of Agriculture of the Americas call for improving policy coordination between countries in the face of geopolitical conflicts and highlight IICA’s role in the continent  

The meeting, attended virtually by ministers and officials, was held within the framework of IICA Director General Muhammad Ibrahim’s visit to Washington, D.C., where he is working alongside officials of the U.S. government and international funding agencies to develop an agenda aimed at strengthening regional agriculture.

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Washington D.C.

April 8, 2026

The Fertilizer Institute, a key industry institution, will work together with IICA to guarantee supply security in countries of the Western Hemisphere

TFI and IICA will work together to promote public policies and long-term capital investments that can contribute to guaranteeing the supply of fertilizers for agriculture across the continent, and will formalize their agreement by signing a memorandum of understanding.

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Gainesville, USA

February 27, 2026

University of Florida and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Join Forces for Safe and Abundant Food in the Western Hemisphere

Key areas of focus include preventing agricultural threats, enhancing safe and nutritious food supply, and other long-term cooperation actions to improve agricultural health and prosperity for farmers and consumers.

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