2011 Press Releases

Youth Panelists Call for Increased Support for Agricultural Development from Governments - November 3, 2011

IICA Calls for Needed Change in Culture Towards Agriculture Insurance in the Region - October 14, 2011

IICA Serves as Panelist During Launch of Global Report on Disaster Risk Reduction - June 29, 2011

IICA Highlights 2010-2014 Strategy for the Caribbean Region at OAS - June 23, 2011

IICA Promoted Agriculture Development in Latin America and the Caribbean with US Congress - June 22, 2011

IICA Updates U.S. State Department of Activities in Haiti - June 22, 2011

USDA to donate US$8.5 million worth of agricultural inputs to IICA cooperation projects in Haiti - May 20, 2011

Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Raises Institutional Profile in Washington, DC – April 13, 2011

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and USDA Explore Areas of Collaboration - April 7 2011

IICA Convenes International Experts at the ‘Second Annual Symposium for Facilitating the Development of Agriculture Insurance in the Americas’ - February 17, 2011

IICA Office in the United States Hosts USAID Foreign Service Officers - February 8, 2011



2010 Press Releases

Role of Women in Agriculture Observed at Annual IICA Day function at the OAS - November 18, 2010

Guatemalan and Haitian Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture Development to Participate in Annual 'IICA Day' Function at the OAS -  November 17, 2010

Jamaican Ambassador to the USA to Support the Role of Women in Development at Annual 'IICA Day' Function - November 2, 2010 

IICA Calls for ‘Commitment to Public-Private Partnerships in Agriculture Development’ at World Food Prize Symposium - October 13, 2010

Public-Private Partnerships … Critical for Successful Risk Management Programs - June 17, 2010

IICA Sums Up its 2009 Technical Cooperation Achievements and Focuses on the Future of Agriculture before the Organization of American States (OAS) - April 7, 2010

IICA Spotlights Need for Stronger International Collaboration in Agriculture at USDA Agriculture Outlook Forum - February 22, 2010

IICA Convenes the International Community to Emphasize Importance of Agriculture Insurance for the Americas - February 17, 2010



2009 Press Releases

IICA Participates In Agriculture Risk Insurance Seminar in Guyana - December 14, 2009

IICA and NAPPO to Work Together to Encourage Countries of the Americas to Adopt and Implement Phytosanitary Standards - November 11, 2009

IICA Urges 'Commitment to Agriculture' at World Food Prize Symposium - October 15, 2009

Iowa State Seed Science Center and IICA Sign Agreement -October 15, 2009

Food Security and Country Led Food Security Plans-Top Priority for IICA OAS Conference Experts - Oct 2009

President Bill Clinton Lends Support to IICA OAS Food Security Conference- September 30, 2009

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States and OAS to Participate in Hemispheric Conference on Food Security - September 21, 2009

IICA and OAS to host hemispheric conference on food security - August 20, 2009

IICA and University of Lleida sign a Memorandum of Understanding - June 18, 2009 

IICA Signs Technical Cooperation Agreement to spur the Development of Agricultural Insurance - June 2009

IICA Emphasizes Importance Of Food Security To OAS Permanent Council - March 18, 2009

IICA Discusses the Challenges of Food Security in the Americas during visit with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - March 17, 2009

IDB Calls for Strategy to Ensure Food Security at IICA Hosted Event -Feb 25, 2009 - (Spanish Version) (Pictures)

IICA and WFP to Support Low-Income Farmers in Central America - Feb 20, 2009

OAS Assistant Secretary General Calls for Recognition of Food Security as a Political Issue - Feb 5, 2009 (Listen to Interview)



2008 Press Releases

IICA Promotes Agricultural Insurance in Chile and Uruguay - Nov 17, 2008  (Pictures) (Presentation at Conference in Chile)

8th Annual Caribbean Week Of Agriculture Begins in St. Vincent - Oct 8, 2008  (Pictures)

IICA Calls for A Revolutionary Move To Futher Agriculture - Oct 8, 2008

Nobel Laureate Warns of the Threat to Agriculture Due to Climate Change - Oct 1, 2008  (IICA Day Speech) (Pictures)

IICA Emphasizes Importance of Tourism and Agriculture Link at Caribbean Summit - June 23, 2008

IICA and IFIC Engage Washington Public and Private Sectors on The Important of Parternships in Food Safety and Risk Communication - Feb 20, 2008 



2007 Press Releases

Caribbean Week of Agriculture – Oct 8, 2007

IICA Day 2007 and 65th Anniversary – Oct 3, 2007

Conference of the Caribbean 2007 – June 20, 2007

Inter-American Luncheon 2007 – May 24, 2007

IICA IFIC MOU Signing – Feb 2, 2007

Tri-National Council 2007 – Feb 7-9, 2007

IICA IESC MOU Signing – Jan 25, 2007

IICA BIO MOU Signing – Jan 24, 2007



2006 Press Releases

IICA Day 2006 – Sep 20, 2006

IICA OAS MOU – Mar 29, 2006

YABT IICA MOU Signing – 2006