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  • News

    IICA expands its support for countries of the Americas in the development of biotechnology, a tool that provides agriculture with production and environmental benefits 

    IICA’s activities in this area focus on delivering technical support to review regulatory frameworks; providing training in biosafety issues, which is key for the development of biotechnology itself; and organizing communication activities aimed at clarifying and eliminating misconceptions regarding biotechnology.
  • News

    Virtual business roundtable of the agrifood chains of Latin America and the Caribbean attracts almost 700 companies and generates commercial intentions for $53 million

    The trading session sought to support businesses in consolidating and diversifying their export markets, in a global context impacted by Covid-19 restrictions, a logistics crisis and the conflict in Eastern Europe.
  • News

    Countries of the Americas and agrifood companies, together with Rattan Lal and IICA, evaluated the progress and challenges of the Living Soils of the Americas program

    Living Soils of the Americas is a program that seeks to act as a bridge between science and public policies aimed at the restoration and protection of soils in the Americas, whose degradation threatens the position of Latin America and the Caribbean as guarantors of global food security.
  • News

    The agricultural sector in the Americas can make a key contribution to global energy security, under threat due to the conflict in Eastern Europe

    This is one of the points made in the document, “The geopolitical importance of the agriculture sector for energy security,” published recently by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).
  • News

    “Birds and Forests - Biodiversity of the Americas,” the new exhibition launched at AgroArt, IICA's Virtual Art Museum

    Photographic exhibition highlights the beauty of migratory and endemic birds and their importance for the well-being of the planet.

VIDEOS

  • High-level dialogue - Climate change and the agricultural sector: A Call to Action from the Americas

  • A Healthier Choice - Bio Fortification of Rice Explained

  • World Food Prize - IICA Side Event: Agrifood Systems in the Region: Challenges and Necessary Actions

  • Commemoration of the International Day of Rural Women - Forum "Priorities in the gender agenda"

  • Initiative

    Global Alliance Against TR4

    The Alliance’s mission is to support the banana industry and its actors in the fight against TR4, by developing knowledge, technology, and mechanisms aimed at finding a definitive scientific solution.

  • Webinars

    IICA events

    IICA-organized virtual event offerings

  • Tribute to food chain workers

    Popular music homage to those who work day to day to put food on our tables

    A campaign to express appreciation to and recognize the work of farmers and food chain workers who, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, guarantee food production, transportation, commercialization and supply in countries throughout the Americas.

  • Rural Women

    Warriors

    IICA is committed to giving visibility to the role of women and accelerating the development of sound public policies for the benefit of women who live in the countryside.

  • Atlas for Agriculture

    LAC: A leading player in global agrifood market

    This publication is intended to highlight the share of important agrifood products that the region supplies to the rest of the world, in order to contribute data and useful information for decision-making.

  • High-level seminars

    Analysis of post covid-19 scenarios

  • The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas:

    A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean

    Each edition of the ECLAC-FAO-IICA joint report analyzes the main trends that affect agriculture and impact the lives of rural dwellers, and provides an outlook on possible future scenarios with respect to each topic covered by the document.

  • Support

    IICA expresses solidarity with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, calling for support of the recovery efforts

    Brief summary of official reports and news bulletins about the ongoing situation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, following the La Soufrière Volcano eruption.