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Agriculture is considered strategic for post-pandemic economic recovery

The Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, and the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina, Juan Manzur, explored how to deepen technical assistance and the transfer of technologies and knowledge from Argentina, with IICA as a bridge, for the benefit of other sub-regions. -regions of the continent that suffer from worrying levels of food insecurity

10.12.2021 | 16:11 (UTC -3)

Bayer

Bayer virtual course on the IICA platform will contribute to the prevention of banana pests

Biosafety course in front of R4T is free and is aimed at producers, regardless of size or level of technology

19.05.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Embrapa

Brazilian agriculture is a development model for other countries in the tropical region of the globe

Science combined with sustainability for food security was debated at the opening of the International Tropical Agriculture Week

23.03.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Embrapa

International experts debate tropical agriculture

Virtual event held by Embrapa and IICA will be an opportunity to share sustainable experiences on the topic and collect inputs for the World Food Systems Summit

16.03.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Study points the way to sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America and the Caribbean

What motivates farmers, in the long term, to adopt sustainable practices are the positive results on their farmland and the environment.

08.03.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Bayer Crop Science is the first strategic partner in the “Living Soils of the Americas” initiative

Launched by IICA and Rattan Lal, the initiative combines efforts to combat soil degradation, improving agricultural productivity and sustainability

01.03.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Global partnership will cooperate to combat pest that has become a threat to bananas

TR4 attacks the Cavendish banana variety, which makes up half of global production

22.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Banana: a key crop for food security that is under threat

Banana "pandemic" devastates cultivation in several countries; the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of the Fusarium fungus causes the blight

17.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Gabriel Delgado is the new representative of IICA Brazil

He replaces agribusiness specialist and economist Christian Fischer, who has been in charge of IICA representation in Brazil since February

18.12.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Pests

Smart Mediterranean Fly Management in Mexico

Mexican producers play a leading role in the fight against this insect in the field

07.07.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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IICA formed an Advisory Council on Food Security for the Americas

The Council will make analyzes and recommendations on food security available to various bodies in the public and private sectors

02.04.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Food security

IICA strengthens efforts to guarantee food security

The focus of the work was on technical cooperation actions that can limit the consequences of the pandemic in the agri-food and rural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean

27.03.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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IICA and CNC sign technical cooperation agreement

Entities will develop actions to strengthen sustainability in Brazilian coffee farming

06.03.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Projects will strengthen agricultural market information systems

Professionals from Canada, Chile, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala and Saint Lucia will meet in Costa Rica with the support of IICA, Cenfotec University, Accenture and that country's animal health service

28.01.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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International cooperation will combat Fusarium R4T banana pest

Prevention and training, genetic reproduction and control methods will be the three main axes of a global strategy in the design of which IICA participated

22.01.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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IICA and Corteva promote discussion in Colombia on the situation of Rural Women

IICA and Corteva convened the conference “Challenges and opportunities for rural women in Colombia” in Bogotá

19.11.2019 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

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Agreement between Corteva and IICA aims to strengthen quality food production in the Americas

Agreement will facilitate access to markets, increase agribusiness competitiveness and increase productivity

01.11.2019 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Event

Director General of IICA participated in the Corteva conference on the future of agriculture

IICA was the only international organization present at a conference of experts that analyzed the future of agriculture

21.10.2019 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Biofuels

Agricultural and bioenergy industry associations from the Americas create Pan-American Liquid Biofuels Coalition

IICA will be in charge of the CPBIO Technical Secretariat, made up of the main chambers, federations, associations and liquid biofuels councils in the region

11.04.2023 | 15:36 (UTC -3)

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At COP27, IICA presents Achievements of agriculture in the Americas in combating and mitigating climate change

Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero, presents the document “Milestones for sustainable agriculture in the Americas”, which describes several successful experiences developed in rural areas in recent years

09.11.2022 | 15:40 (UTC -3)

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Bayer is the first partner in an international soil protection initiative

Launched by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, the project aims to tackle degradation to contribute to food security

16.04.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

MAP

Mapa and IICA will bring digital rural extension to family farmers in the Northeast

Brazil will be the first country in Latin America to implement a program developed by the winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, Michael Kremer

18.08.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Syngenta

Syngenta and IICA come together to boost agricultural innovation in the Americas

The company will work in partnership with IICA on projects to support farmers in sustainable agricultural production

09.07.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Food security

Agribusiness should increase the use of biotechnology to overcome post-Covid-19 challenges

Expanding the use of biotechnology, providing access to improved varieties, providing connectivity and increasing investment in research and development will be fundamental

20.05.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)