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6,000 small-scale coffee farms in Central America and the Dominican Republic boosted their sustainability
Since 2016, the Central American Program for Integrated Coffee Rust Management (PROCAGICA), which is funded by the European Union and implemented by IICA, has been fostering the modernization of farms and integrated crop management in this sector.
Central American and Caribbean coffee institutes search for joint solutions to the sector’s critical situation
According to data by PROMECAFE, the regional integration mechanism for the coffee sector, 25% of Arabica coffee consumed worldwide is produced in Central America, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
Ten countries in the Americas to be equipped with an integrated early warning system to tackle coffee leaf rust
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Jamaica and Dominican Republic are part of this initiative, which will benefit 5,000,000 people in the region who directly depend on the production of this crop.
IICA and Mexico increase cooperation in agrifood health
The Director General of IICA stated that the new cooperation actions will focus on strengthening the support that IICA provides to biofactories in their efforts to control different types of fruit flies, including the Mediterranean fruit fly.
IICA and the EU launch program to address the effects of coffee leaf rust on Central America and the Dominican Republic
The initiative integrates national and regional efforts to achieve a more competitive, sustainable and inclusive coffee production, and will benefit over 330,000 small and medium-sized coffee growing families in the region.
IICA launches program to combat coffee leaf rust in Central America and the Dominican Republic
The initiative will be carried out over the next five years and is expected to benefit 330 thousand coffee-growing families.