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San José

June 10, 2026

Private sector calls for a joint response by the Americas to fertilizer crisis impacting agrifood systems, and highlights IICA’s role in hemispheric coordination

The rise in international fertilizer prices was identified as a key issue, as were matters related to energy, transportation and logistics, and trade, which are also sources of concern.

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Georgetown

June 10, 2026

The President of Guyana met with the Director General of IICA alongside Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and predicted that the new agricultural innovation center in Georgetown will generate value for the entire Caribbean

Irfaan Ali received IICA Director General Muhammad Ibrahim and the Executive Secretary (Deputy Minister) of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Cleber Soares, in his office, along with the Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, Zulfikar Mustapha, with whom he discussed the details of the project, which will be implemented starting next month.

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Georgetown, Guyana

June 10, 2026

The governments of Brazil and Guyana, together with the Director General of IICA, are launching a science and innovation center in Georgetown aimed at transforming Caribbean agriculture and making it more productive and resilient

Starting this year, Guyana will host a center of excellence in innovation, technology transfer, and agricultural training that will benefit the entire Caribbean, thanks to a cooperation project led by the governments of Brazil and Guyana in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

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San José, Costa Rica

June 9, 2026

The AERAS project is empowering 10,000 Latin American and African farmers to transition to more sustainable, equitable and resilient agrifood systems

IICA, the Latin American Network of Rural Extension Services (RELASER), and the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) are implementing this initiative in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Madagascar, and Uganda.

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Sesión virtual sobre comercio justo reúne a jóvenes y especialistas en café para intercambiar conocimientos, fortalecer capacidades técnicas y promover cadenas de valor sostenibles.

San José, Costa Rica

June 8, 2026

Central American and Mexican youth are converting their ideas into sustainable businesses, with the support of IICA and the Latin American and Caribbean Fair-Trade Network

Armed with their ideas and the desire to transform their communities, thirty-five young people from Central America and Mexico began a journey, seeking to transcend entrepreneurship—building sustainable opportunities through fair trade.

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Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

June 4, 2026

Rural seeds: more than two hundred Argentinian, Brazilian, Bolivian, and Colombian farmers and technicians shared their experiences in the Raíces project executed by IICA

The workshop enabled the participants to share and thoroughly examine strategies aimed at the conservation, production, dissemination and use of seed varieties adapted to various environmental contexts.

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San José

June 3, 2026

Increasing productivity is crucial for building more resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

A report by ECLAC, FAO, IICA, and CAF warns that increasing agricultural productivity is crucial for building a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable agriculture sector, and represents an indispensable condition for ensuring well-being, food security, and the future of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

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Buenos Aires

June 2, 2026

IICA and CPBIO participate in Maizar 2026 Congress in Argentina and launch the Mobility Energy Transition Movement, with a key role for biofuels

The shared aspiration of the participating entities is to build a common agenda that will accelerate the development of sustainable energy solutions, strengthen industrial competitiveness, and promote an energy transition adapted to Argentina’s capabilities and opportunities.

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Donación de productos agrícolas libres de pesticidas del CATIE al IICA, que incluye plátano verde, papaya, malanga y huevos, destinados a comedores escolares de centros educativos de Coronado como parte de una iniciativa de responsabilidad social.

San José, Costa Rica

June 2, 2026

From the farm to school cafeterias: pesticide-free products reach educational centers in Costa Rica thanks to CATIE/IICA joint effort

A chain of collaboration from the farm to school cafeterias in the municipality of Vázquez de Coronado, Costa Rica, allowed children and adolescents from various schools to receive fresh, pesticide-free foodstuffs as part of a joint initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE).

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