• Protestas de los agricultores en el mundo: posibles impactos para América Latina 

      García Winder, Miguel (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 12-03-2024)
      Hay un descontento global en los agricultores, debido a las regulaciones ambientales y a las caídas en la rentabilidad, por ello se presentan manifestaciones. Además, se señala que los agricultores en ciertos países de ...
    • 8M: 49 años de conmemoración - Impulsando la igualdad en los Sistemas Agroalimentarios 

      Ávila, Marcela; Zúñiga, Priscila (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 07-03-2024)
      Cada 8 de marzo se celebra el Día Internacional de la Mujer, como un reconocimiento a la lucha histórica de las mujeres por alcanzar la igualdad de derechos. En cuanto a las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios, se ...
    • Agritourism: A Strategic Pathway for Development in Central America and the Caribbean 

      Arguelles González, Vivian (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 15-12-2023)
      A workshop is held at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, highlighting agritourism as a blend of agriculture and tourism that offers visitors an immersive and educational experience in rural environments. The workshop ...
    • Climate goals and SDGs: Money, that’s what (we) want 

      Díaz Bonilla, Eugenio (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 06-12-2023)
      Food systems are fundamental in plans and programs aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience goals of the Paris Agreement. Therefore, it is ...
    • Farming in the heat of Climate Change - Leave no soil uncovered 

      Francis, Diana (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 13-11-2023)
      Hurricanes, droughts, and extreme floods have occurred in the Caribbean due to the impact of climate change, consequently affecting agriculture. In the Dominican Republic, the freshwater lake is "dying" due to abnormally ...
    • Mainstreaming island climate resilience - It’s about people: their perspectives, preparedness and practices 

      Francis, Diana (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 13-11-2023)
    • Advancing agricultural trade reforms: Latin American contributions to the multilateral trading system 

      Abraham Peralta, Gloria; Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; Piñeiro, Valeria; Olivetti, Elsa (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 08-08-2023)
      It discusses the region's progress in agricultural trade reforms and its contributions to the multilateral trade system. It includes information about the region's agricultural proposals on seven negotiation topics: internal ...
    • Making From “Black Gold to Green Fields” a Reality 

      Chesney, H. Arlington D. (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 04-07-2023)
      Se ha planteado la importancia de la industria petrolera en el financiamiento de programas de desarrollo del sector agrario, por medio de la aplicación de un enfoque sostenible en aspectos económicos, ambientales, sociales ...
    • AIM4C Summit: Innovation for integrating and mainstreaming agriculture in climate action 

      Olivetti, Elsa; McNamara, Brian (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 01-06-2023)
      El sistema agroalimentario tiene un impacto significativo en el cambio climático al ser responsable de más del 30% de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero. Este sistema también se ve afectado por fenómenos ...
    • Co-Innovating for more sustainable, climate responsive rice production in Chile 

      Witkowski, Kelly (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 09-05-2023)
      Over 200 people involved in the rice value chain participated in field days to observe research efforts and discuss the challenges and potential solutions to economically viable and more sustainable production. INIA has ...
    • A Threat to Global Food Security 

      Otero Justo, Manuel Rodolfo (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 21-04-2023)
      South America is facing its worst drought in a century due to the La Niña phenomenon that started in 2020. The most affected countries are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are major producers of food and ...
    • Farm water: too little and too much: a tale from two islands 

      Chan Soo, Rhonda; Francis, Diana (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 29-03-2023)
      In this his/her story (HHS), we hear from two farmers from the IICA-CBF (Caribbean Biodiversity Fund) EbA (ecosystem-based adaptation) Project’s Farmers’ Caucus, Neil Gomes from Antigua and Barbuda, and Shennelle Herbert ...
    • It’s just becoming such a burden on us in the community 

      Chan Soo, Rhonda; Francisco, Diana (Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA), 03-02-2023)
      Benjamin shares his experiences, which many residents in several rural communities across the Caribbean can relate to, living with the real, not projected impacts of climate change. Climate change impacts are threatening ...
    • After COP27 what next for SIDS and NbS? 

      Chan Soo, Rhonda; Francis, Diana (Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA), 01-02-2023)
      Identify some questions with to Dr. Chaney St. Martin, where the answers focus on the current state of climate change and how to take the issue through COP27
    • Ukraine one year later: Impacts on global food security 

      Glauber, Joseph (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 27-01-2023)
      The outbreak of war between two of the world’s key agricultural producers jeopardized more than a third of world wheat trade, 17% of world maize trade, and almost 75% of world sunflower oil trade. Within a week of the ...
    • IICA y FIDA exploran estrategias para enfrentar la inseguridad alimentaria en las Américas en un exitoso taller conjunto en Canadá 

      Arguelles González, Vivian (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      El IICA y FIDA organizaron un taller conjunto en Canadá para abordar la inseguridad alimentaria en las Américas. El evento contó con la participación de expertos en agricultura y seguridad alimentaria de todo el mundo, ...
    • El sector lácteo centroamericano en el marco de los acuerdos comerciales vigentes 

      Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; Díaz Rodríguez, Alejandra (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
      Un análisis del mercado regional resulta relevante debido a que aún existen espacios de mercado que pueden ser mejor aprovechados. Los acuerdos comerciales vigentes ofrecen oportunidades. Por un lado, de conformidad con ...
    • Thinking Beyond Field to Fork 

      Potter, Charlotte; Sarapura, Silvia (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 20-12-2022)
      Farmers make management decisions at every step of the crop’s production process, from tilling land to prepare for planting, to managing a field after harvest, and every decision impacts sustainability. As the cost to ...
    • COP27 Growing Roles for Agriculture and Food Security 

      Witkowski, Kelly (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 06-12-2022)
      Agriculture has not had a significant presence in the national and international climate processes. Yet as COP27 ended there was a strong push by many public, private and civil society actors for agriculture to have a ...
    • La Red global de musáceas del IICA realiza actividades para promover acciones frente a Fusarium oxysporum (Foc R4T) 

      Cangrejo Martínez, Marcela; Barrantes Li, Miguel (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 23-11-2022)
      El IICA ha buscado cooperar con la Red de musáceas de Fusarium Raza 4 Tropical (FR4T) para articular esfuerzos entre los diferentes actores sectoriales de los países miembros, buscando la definición de programas robustos ...